Our Staff

Get to know our global team at The Christensen Fund, made up of experts in topics such as Indigenous law, human rights, environmental issues, finance, philanthropy, and social welfare. Together, we are united in supporting the global Indigenous Peoples’ Movement to advance the inherent rights, dignity, and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples.

Get to know our global team at The Christensen Fund, made up of experts in topics such as Indigenous law, human rights, environmental issues, finance, philanthropy, and social welfare. Together, we are united in supporting the global Indigenous Peoples’ Movement to advance the inherent rights, dignity, and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples.

Carla F. Fredericks

Chief Executive Officer

Throughout her career, Carla’s work has focused on turning human rights principles into practice by bridging law, finance, global policy, and philanthropy. She chaired the original $1.7 billion Forest Tenure Pledge, among the most significant multilateral philanthropic commitments in the field to date. Previously she was a partner at a large national law firm in appellate litigation and then served as a law professor at the University of Colorado. Carla is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Endowment Trust, and is an advisor to the MacArthur Foundation. She has been published in numerous books and journals, including the Harvard Law Review and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Columbia Law School, and is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.