CLIMATE CLEAN - Key Persons


Albert A. Pope

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Senior Advisor, Energy Markets
Albert A. Pope has over thirty years of experience in international corporate finance and business management. He has held key executive positions with prominent global enterprises, including the Deltec Securities unit of Deltec Banking; the Corporate Finance Division, M & A Group, of J.P. Morgan; and as President of Montenay Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of Montenay, S.A., a leading French company in energy and waste management. Albert A. Pope has over thirty years of experience in international corporate finance and business management. He has held key executive positions with prominent global enterprises, including the Deltec Securities unit of Deltec Banking; the Corporate Finance Division, M & A Group, of J.P. Morgan; and as President of Montenay Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of Montenay, S.A., a leading French company in energy and waste management. For the last several years, Mr. Pope has been active as a private equity investor and financial consultant through A. A. Pope & Co. Mr. Pope's broad financial and corporate background includes experience starting up and operating businesses in energy, environmental sciences, transportation, international finance, and trade. He has also served as a consultant to NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency, under a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the New England States Governors' Council on Alternative Energy. Mr. Pope has served as a financial advisor to several projects in the fields of energy, broadband and wireless telecommunications, media, and e-commerce, involving such companies as CNBC, Atlantic Satellite, Universal Pictures, Unapix Entertainment, Avis Capital, and Carta Credential Argentina. He is a graduate of Harvard University.

Bill Bumpers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Environmental Partner
  • Senior Advisor, Carbon Markets
Bill Bumpers is an environmental partner in the Washington, DC office of Baker Botts, LLP and heads the firm's global climate change practice group, focusing on the Clean Air Act and climate change issues. He has an active environmental regulatory, litigation and transactional practice, representing petroleum refineries, investment companies, electric generators and pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers. Bill Bumpers is an environmental partner in the Washington, DC office of Baker Botts, LLP and heads the firm's global climate change practice group. Mr. Bumpers focuses on the Clean Air Act and climate change issues. He has an active environmental regulatory, litigation and transactional practice, representing petroleum refineries, investment companies, electric generators and pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers. He is regarded as a national authority on new source review issues affecting the electric generation and petroleum refinery industries. He previously served on the EPA's New Source Review Reform Subcommittee of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. Mr. Bumpers also is a leading authority on climate change issues, including carbon trading mechanisms in the United States and internationally pursuant to the Kyoto Protocol. He has been involved with climate change issues since his work on energy policy and climate change as a graduate student in 1977. He served as counsel to the team that performed the feasibility study for the World Bank's Prototype Carbon Fund. He also represented the International Finance Corporation on its carbon purchase program on behalf of the Netherlands. More recently he has been involved in structuring Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Malaysia, China and Equatorial Guinea, including the negotiation and drafting of contracts for the purchase and sale of CO 2 emission reductions. Mr. Bumpers also represents a wide range of companies on developing policy and regulatory issues in the United States and regarding the creation and sale of GHG emission offsets.

Dr. David J. Jhirad - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Leader
  • Member of the Executive Team
Dr. Jhirad is an internationally recognized leader in energy and environmental issues. He has made major contributions to electric power policy and regulatory reform, natural gas infrastructure development and international energy security. He is currently the Vice President of Research and Evaluation at the Rockefeller Foundation. Previously, Dr. Jhirad spent four years as the Vice President of Science and Research at the World Resources Institute, a leading environmental think tank headquartered in Washington, DC. During the Clinton administration Dr. Jhirad served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Energy Policy, Trade and Investment and as Senior Advisor for Multilateral and Bilateral Affairs (1995-2001). At the International Energy Agency (IEA), Dr. Jhirad served as Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board and as Chairman of the Energy Policy Committee. He led administration energy and environmental policy initiatives with Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, South Africa, the G8 and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Working Group. As Senior Energy Advisor to the US Agency for International Development, Dr. Jhirad was the key architect of projects to promote private investment in the power sector of developing countries. Dr. Jhirad is a physicist previously with Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology, where he led programs on energy and power sector policy analysis, modeling and technology assessment. He has worked on optical information processing at IBM, served as Assistant Professor of Physics at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts and is a former director of the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge. He co-authored the book, Energy Strategies: Toward a Solar Future and over 60 technical papers. Dr. Jhirad holds a PhD in applied physics from Harvard University, where he won the Bowdoin Prize for excellence in research. He also holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in physics and applied mathematics from Cambridge University and a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in physics from Delhi University.

Dr. Jane Goodall

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor, Conservation and Biodiversity
Jane Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in June 1960, under the mentorship of anthropologist and paleontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work at Gombe Stream would become the foundation of primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals. Jane Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in June 1960, under the mentorship of anthropologist and paleontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work at Gombe Stream would become the foundation of primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals. One of Jane's most significant discoveries came in her first year at Gombe, when she saw chimps stripping leaves off stems to make tools for fishing termites out of nearby mounds. This and subsequent observations would force scientists to rethink the definition that separated man from other animals: "man the toolmaker." Jane also observed chimps hunting and eating bushpigs and other animals, disproving the widely held belief that chimpanzees were primarily vegetarians. Dr. Goodall defied scientific convention by giving the chimpanzees names instead of numbers and insisted on the validity of her observations that the chimps had distinct personalities, minds and emotions. She wrote of lasting chimpanzee family bonds. Through the years her work yielded surprising insights such as the discovery that chimp engage in a primitive kind of warfare. Dr. Goodall established the Gombe Stream Research Center in 1965. Under the stewardship of Tanzanian field staff and other researchers, it continues Dr. Goodall's work today, making it one of the longest uninterrupted wildlife studies in existence. In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which supports the Gombe work and other research, education and conservation and development programs. These include community-centered conservation efforts in Africa, which provide local people with tools to build sustainable livelihoods while promoting regional conservation goals such as reforestation and an end to the illegal commercial bushmeat trade. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program, which involves students from preschool through university in projects that benefit people, animals and the environment, today hosts more than 8,000 groups in nearly 100 countries. Dr. Goodall travels an average of 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the Earth. She continually urges her audiences to recognize their personal responsibility and ability to effect change through consumer action, lifestyle change and activism. Dr. Goodall's scores of honors include the Medal of Tanzania, the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science and the Gandhi/King Award for Nonviolence. In April 2002, Secretary-General Annan appointed Dr. Goodall to serve as a United Nations "Messenger of Peace," and she was reappointed in June 2007 by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. In 2004, Prince Charles invested Dr. Goodall as a Dame of the British Empire, the female equivalent of knighthood. In 2006, Dr. Goodall received the French Legion of Honor, presented by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, as well as the UNESCO Gold Medal. Dr. Goodall's list of publications is extensive, including two overviews of her work at Gombe - In the Shadow of Man and Through a Window - as well as two autobiographies in letters, the best-selling autobiography Reason for Hope and many children's books. Her latest book is Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior is recognized as the definitive work on chimpanzees. Dr. Goodall has been the subject of numerous television documentaries and is featured in the large-screen format film, Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002). In 2004, she was featured in two Discovery Channel Animal Planet specials - Jane Goodall's Return to Gombe and Jane Goodall's State of the Great Ape.

George T. Frampton Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Counsel in the New York Office of Covington & Burling
  • Senior Advisor, Environmental Policy
George Frampton is senior of counsel in the New York office of Covington & Burling, LLP and a member of their Clean Energy and Climate industry group. Mr. Frampton served as Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) from 1998 to 2001, and most recently as Co-Chairman of the Obama transition team for CEQ. George Frampton is senior of counsel in the New York office of Covington & Burling, LLP and a member of their Clean Energy and Climate industry group. Mr. Frampton served as Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) from 1998 to 2001, and most recently as Co-Chairman of the Obama transition team for CEQ. As Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Mr. Frampton was the President's principal advisor on environmental policy matters leading a staff of two dozen environmental professionals. Prior to heading the CEQ, Mr. Frampton served from 1993 to 1997 as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, with responsibility for supervising the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He chaired a number of government-wide major regional initiatives within the Clinton Administration including restoration of the Florida Everglades Ecosystem and distribution of funds from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Fund. Prior to his government service from 1986 to 1993, Mr. Frampton was president of The Wilderness Society, a non-profit organization devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife. Mr. Frampton has represented clients in complex litigation, and environmental and energy matters including corporate strategy. He represented Vice President Gore on a Justice Department inquiry into fundraising matters. Mr. Frampton also has significant non-legal business experience as corporate adviser to Earth Satellite Corporation and currently as an Operating Advisor at Pegasus Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York.

Jack Trout

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • President of Trout & Partners
  • Senior Advisor, Marketing
Jack Trout is president of Trout & Partners, one of the most prestigious marketing firms with headquarters in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and offices in 13 countries. Mr. Trout manages and supervises a global network of experts that apply his concepts and develop his methodology around the world. Instrumental in developing the vital approach to marketing known as "positioning," Jack Trout is responsible for some of the freshest ideas to be introduced into marketing thinking in the last several decades. His concept of Positioning has become the world's #1 business strategy. Mr. Trout is president of Trout & Partners, one of the most prestigious marketing firms with headquarters in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and offices in 13 countries. Jack Trout manages and supervises a global network of experts that apply his concepts and develop his methodology around the world. The firm has done work for AT&T, IBM, Burger King, Merrill Lynch, Xerox, Merck, Lotus, Ericsson, Tetra Pak, Repsol, Hewlett-Packard, Procter & Gamble, Southwest Airlines and other Fortune 500 companies.

Jamie Kozlik

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • National Business Development Manager
  • Senior Advisor, VIN Data Management & Vertical Markets
Over the past 13 years Jamie Kozlik has worked for Chrome Systems, Inc. in a variety of positions, most recently as Business Development Manager. She is responsible for day-to-day management of large accounts such as Yahoo!, Costco, Sam's Club, Citigroup, Cobalt and many others. Over the past 13 years Jamie Kozlik has worked for Chrome Systems, Inc. in a variety of positions, most recently as Business Development Manager. She is responsible for day-to-day management of large accounts such as Yahoo!, Costco, Sam's Club, Citigroup, Cobalt and many others. Jamie is an experienced technical national business development manager with a diversified background in a variety of settings and positions, all requiring a high degree of organizational, research, communication and interpersonal skills. Ms. Kozlik is well known for her ability to communicate effectively and establish good rapports with clientele, coworkers and management of all levels. Prior to working at Chrome Systems, Inc., Ms. Kozlik worked at Younger Oil, a Texaco Wholesaler, working her way from a sales representative to the Director of Purchasing and Marketing. During her time at Younger Oil, Ms. Kozlik helped to boost annual sales over 300% and increased vendor rebates by 2500%. Ms. Kozlik received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Marketing with a minor in Speech Communications from Oregon State University.

Katy Eymann - Chief Legal Officer, President, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • General Counsel
  • Member of the Executive Team
  • President
Ms. Eymann is the Corporate Secretary for Climate Clean. A lifelong Oregonian, Ms. Eymann has dedicated her career to protecting the local environment and wildlife as well as the rights of her fellow Oregonians. Her extensive State legislative experience includes fighting for sound allocation of funds for trout production, representing commercial crab fishers for the Oregon Crab Fleet and serving as Chair of the Board for the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots and Legislative director of the Oregon Chapter of National Organization for Women. Ms. Eymann has also lobbied at the Federal level on behalf of the Dungeness Crab fishing fleets of Washington, Oregon and California. Ms. Eymann is also passionate about her local surroundings as well. She has drafted several assessments for potential Oregon Solution projects in Coos Bay, Port Orford and Gold Beach, Oregon and is currently working with Port of Port Orford, City of Port Orford, local interest groups, State of Oregon agencies and the US Army Corp of Engineers to find sustainable solutions to the problem of shoaling in the Port of Port Orford harbor. Ms. Eymann has extensive experience as a public speaker and a business coach and has worked in a variety of upper management and consultant positions for organizations such as Oregon Solutions, Projects Unlimited, Friends of Jim Gilbert and Executive Director of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. Katy received her Doctor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon and resides with her husband, Bill Bradbury, in Salem and Bandon, Oregon.

William A. Nitze - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Director
  • Member of the Executive Team
  • Vice Chairman
  • Chairman of Oceana Energy Company
William A. Nitze has been working on energy and environmental issues for most of his career. Mr. Nitze currently serves as Chairman of Oceana Energy Company, a company that is developing a new technology for converting tidal energy into electricity and is co-founder of GridPoint, Inc., a company that designs and manufactures intelligent energy management systems for the home and small business. "He also chairs a small non-profit, the Galapagos Conservancy, and serves on the Board of the Alliance to Save Energy." Mr. Nitze served as Assistant Administrator for International Activities at the Environmental Protection Agency (1994-2001), where he made environmental security a focus of the agency's international work, establishing a formal working relationship among the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and EPA on environmental security issues. As President of the Alliance to Save Energy (1990-94), Mr. Nitze led a broad coalition of business, government, labor and consumer interests in supporting and implementing policies and programs to promote energy efficiency ranging from energy efficient building codes to efficiency standards for appliances to energy efficiency incentives in mortgages and commercial leases. As Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment in the Reagan and Bush Administrations (1987-1990), Mr. Nitze was the principal working level negotiator on multilateral environmental issues ranging from trade in endangered species to climate change. In 1988, Mr. Nitze played a key role in creating and organizing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. After leaving the State Department in early 1990, Mr. Nitze was Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute, where he wrote a monograph entitled The Greenhouse Effect: Formulating a Convention. Many of the elements discussed in the monograph were subsequently incorporated into the Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed in 1992. Prior to entering the public policy arena, Mr. Nitze spent fourteen years at the Mobil Oil Corporation (1974-1987), where he served as Assistant General Counsel, Exploration & Producing Division and General Counsel, Mobil Japan. Mr. Nitze holds B.A. degrees from Harvard College and Wadham College, Oxford and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.