Claude Graves volunteers his services as the Managing Director of the Sumba Foundation.

Claude has been living in Indonesia and Kenya since 1974. He moved to Sumba in 1989 where he co-founded, created, and managed both Nihiwatu Resort (Nihi Sumba Resort) and the Sumba Foundation, creating an internationally recognized and awarded model of sustainable tourism. In February 2013, Claude retired as the Managing Director of Nihiwatu to return his full focus and energies to the Sumba Foundation as its Managing Director and Projects Creator.