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Bittu Sahgal Meet Pavan Sukhdev A banker by day and an environmentalist by night, he defies all stereotyping. A climate change expert, he is a Founder-Director of the 'GreenAccounting for Indian States Project,' which is gaining recognition for its pioneering work on Green Accounting for India. He is also the Chairman of the Conservation Action Trust (CAT), an NGOthat wants to put forest protection centre stage to ensure that looking after our essential 'NaturalInfrastructure' becomes a national development priority. He heads Deutsche Bank's Global Markets business in India and its global division's leading-edge offshoringhub in Mumbai.A respected finance professional who believes that money does grow on trees, a banker who believes our true wealth is found in our outside vaults, BittuSahgalunravels the man and the ideals behind this multi-faceted personality. It hardly seems possible, but in addition to global banking and green accounting in India, you have 'spare'time to protect Australian rainforests? Yes, I am doing that, in a very small way. Time is an amazing thing; it can expand to fit your priorities. The key is to know your priorities. My wife and I work with local partners to manage a relatively tiny model rainforest restoration and eco-tourismproject in Tarzali,North Queensland, Australia. …