Rodd oversees TNC California’s Rewilding the Central Valley Strategy focused on developing water and land management solutions in the Central Valley to ensure nature and people get the water and habitat they need, when they need it.  Specifically, Rodd leads TNC’s teams focused on providing critical habitat on farmlands and wetlands for migratory birds where and when they need it most, as well as projects focused on strategic habitat restoration in the San Joaquin Valley to restore declining ecosystems and achieve sustainable water management. Rodd also co-leads some of TNC’s research projects with partners at Point Blue Conservation Science and Audubon California on shorebird migration and habitat needs along the Pacific Flyway. He has over 25 years of experience in wildlife research and natural resources conservation, with a B.A. in environmental conservation at the University of Colorado, an M.S. in biology at California State University, Long Beach, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.