Kevin O’Hara is the lead of Forests Plus, a collaborative platform led by American Forests dedicated to forest restoration by bringing together diverse stakeholders — from individuals and local nonprofit organizations to federal government agencies and multi-national corporations. Forests Plus is also the U.S. Chapter of 1t.org, a program of the World Economic Forum with the goal of conserving, restoring and growing trees for people, planet and biodiversity. O’Hara brings together people from diverse entities to work together on solutions for forest restoration through innovation, partnerships and finance. O’Hara has over 20 years of experience developing partnerships, strategy and policy for organizations dedicated to ensuring access to parks for all Americans, preserving the Boundary Waters, and connecting kids to nature. He served as vice president of urban and government affairs for the National Recreation and Park Association, where he oversaw NRPA’s federal advocacy efforts with Congress and the Administration, led the organization’s work to connect every American to a park within a 10 minute walk from home, and built an innovative community of urban park professionals. O’Hara has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master’s in urban and regional planning from the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and completed a Harvard Kennedy School State and Local Leaders Executive Education program.