Jeff Bezos names Andrew Steer as head of Bezos Earth Fund

Andrew Steer, president and CEO at World Resources Institute takes part in a panel discussion at the Confederation of Danish Industries in Copenhagen, in connection with the PG4 Summit in Copenhagen October 19, 2018. Nils Meilvang/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS/Files

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's Jeff Bezos on Tuesday named Andrew Steer, who leads environmental think tank World Resources Institute, as the president and chief executive officer of his $10 billion Earth Fund.

The billionaire started the Bezos Earth Fund last year and committed $10 billion to fund scientists, activists, nonprofit organizations and other groups fighting to protect the environment and counter the effects of climate change.