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Home > Author Index > COSTANZA, Charles COSTANZA, CharlesCharles (Chuck) Costanza is a consultant to the biotechnology industry. Since 2002, he has consulted for Diversa Corporation, a San Diego-based corporation that has pioneered the development of high-performance specialty enzymes. Mr. Costanza advises the company on business development in emerging markets, and specializes in biodiversity access agreements. He has presented papers around the world and to many different audiences (business, NGO, academic, and government) on the subject of biodiversity access agreements. Prior to working with Diversa, Chuck worked in the financial and technology industries, managing projects, consulting, and developing business across the U.S., Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia. He worked for ICF Consulting, Inc. as a project manager, and developed and oversaw projects for clients such as The World Bank, British Petroleum, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to working for ICF, Mr. Costanza worked as a project manager for the International Finance Corporation; in this capacity, he led a multinational team of 70 economists and lawyers who helped to privatize collective farms in Ukraine in 1996, the first privatizations of their kind. Fluent in Russian and German, Mr. Costanza received a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master’s Degree from Harvard University.
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