Peter C Welles

Mr. Welles is a Partner in Telluride Venture Partners, a private equity firm with diverse investments, and a Partner in the Internet-based Environmental News Network. Non-profit involvement includes serving as President of the Kensington Conservancy, an Ontario based land trust that is incorporated in both Canada and the United States. He is also a Trustee of the Cricket Island Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Horse Show Association of America and a member of the Board of Advisors of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation. Former non-profit involvement includes having served nine years as a Trustee of the Minnesota Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, including two years as Chair. He also was a member of the organization’s National Development Council, served on the National Trustee Council and did extensive peer-to-peer board development work. Mr. Welles also served ten years on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Land Trust, including 4 years as Vice President, as Chair of the Blake School Parent Association and as a member of the United States Ski Team’s Cross Country Competition Committee. Mr. Welles is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and has completed Harvard University’s Initiative for Social Enterprise program, “Governing for Nonprofit Excellence.”