Douglas Eger
Douglas R. Eger (born April 12, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and conservationist. He is the founder and CEO of Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG), a private company that developed the natural asset company model.[1] [2][3] Eger has worked in the finance, media, technology, and healthcare sectors.[4]
Early life and education
Eger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography, focusing on Environmental Management and Writing, from the University of Iowa in 1981.[5]
Career
Early ventures
Eger served as chairman and CEO (1992–1997) of Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, which was then listed on the American Stock Exchange.[6] In 1999, he founded and led Eger, Inc., a merchant bank focused on corporate finance and strategic advisory.[6] In 1990, he launched TechSource, a technology transfer company that served private and public universities, including Texas A&M, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon.[6] He was chairman of Pet360, a pet health and wellness platform with brands including petMD.com and PetFoodDirect.com, which was sold to PetSmart in 2014.[6]
Media and incubator
With his wife, Cristina Khuly, Eger co-founded Entertaining Ideas (formerly Rogues Harbor Studios), a media incubator, in 2005.[6] Eger was the Executive Producer of War/Dance (2007), an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary about Ugandan child soldiers,[4] and Shoot Down (2008), a documentary that won the Jury Award at the Sonoma Valley Film Festival.[4] He was also Development Producer on How to Survive a Plague (2012), an Oscar-nominated documentary focused on the early AIDS epidemic.[6]
Intrinsic Exchange Group and NACs
Eger developed the natural asset company model for investing in nature in 2013[2] and, in 2017, founded Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG).[1] In 2021, IEG partnered with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to list natural asset companies (NACs) as a publicly traded asset class.[2] The NYSE withdrew its SEC proposal for publicly listing NACs in January 2024 amid political scrutiny.[2] IEG continues to pursue NACs in private markets.[7][8]
In September, 2025 the NAC structure was included in the World Economic Forum's Finance Solutions for Nature: Pathways to Returns and Outcomes report as one of "10 priority financial solutions ready to deliver nature outcomes at sufficient scale – with investable returns."[9]
Conservation and impact
Eger, along with his wife Khuly, acquired and preserved nearly 7,000 acres of land in New York State through partnerships with Open Space Institute and The Trust for Public Land.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Douglas Eger – Bio". Intrinsic Exchange Group. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 DePillis, Lydia (18 February 2024). "Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
Updated 10 March 2024
- ↑ "Natural Asset Companies: Can they help farmers finance regenerative agriculture?". Wikifarmer. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Douglas Eger – Bio". IMDb. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Douglas Eger – CEO of Intrinsic Exchange Group". The Org. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Douglas R. Eger". The Mint Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ Yachnin, Jennifer (11 December 2023). "Invest in nature? Might be possible with 'natural asset companies'". E&E News. Politico. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ↑ Schultz, Abby. "Clean Air and Water Are Worth Money as 'Natural Asset' Companies Attract Cash". barrons. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
- ↑ "Finance Solutions for Nature: Pathways to Returns and Outcomes". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 2025-09-24. Retrieved 2025-10-07. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "STANY Conference Speaker Bios – Douglas Eger". Security Traders Association of New York. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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