CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, David R. Wilmerding, III, certify that: 1. I
have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Nevis Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on myknowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial  condition,  results of  operations,  changes in net assets,  and cash
flows (if the financial  statements  are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c) under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and
have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [intentionally left blank];

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
 over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or personsperforming the equivalent functions):



(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting.

Date: February 4, 2004

/s/ David R. Wilmerding, III
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David R. Wilmerding, III
Chief Executive Officer