CLIMATE NEUTRAL - Key Persons


Adam Brundage

Job Titles:
  • Independent Consultant
  • Member of the Advisory Committee

Alicia Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Brand Community
Craft beer aficionado with a strong passion for her Puerto Rican culture, Alicia brings experience in project management and customer service and holds an MBA in Sustainable Innovation. She looks to create impact and apply intersectionality to everything she does, and believes that everyone can - and should - find a role in addressing the climate crisis.

Austin Whitman - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
Team facilitator, impact zealot, and below-average zoom DJ, Austin has worked in climate & energy for 17 years as both a leader and subject matter expert. He loves the challenges and problem-solving of a startup nonprofit, seeks outside adventures, and is often too quick to crack a dad joke.

Brian Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • ERM

Casey Pickett

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Yale University Carbon Charge

Charlotte Streck

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Climate Focus

Derik Broekhoff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Stockholm Environment

Eric Brody

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Shift Advantage

Evan Scandling

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • REI

Georgia Basso

Job Titles:
  • Independent Consultant
  • Member of the Advisory Committee

Gihan Amarasiriwardena

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Co - Founder and President, Ministry of Supply

Graham Gephart

A marketing leader and content strategist, Graham brings nearly two decades of media, brand, and nonprofit experience to Climate Neutral's business and consumer storytelling. A Vermonter transplanted to Seattle, Graham is often found (and only occasionally lost) in the Cascades, working hard to pass his love for the mountains to his young kids.

Greg Norris

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Advisor on Methodology Development for GHG Measurement

Hamish van der Ven

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • University of British Columbia

Ian Monroe

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • President & CIO, Etho Capital

Isabella Todaro

Bella joined the Climate Neutral team with experience in nonprofit and social enterprise work, focusing on sustainable development and off-grid energy in East Africa. She earned a degree in environmental policy from Georgetown University. Bella is an outspoken advocate for her native Cleveland, but is giving Brooklyn a try for a while. Look for her there walking back and forth to the public library.

Jake Shirmer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Blackstone

Jonathan Cedar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CEO, BioLite

Lauren Frisch

Job Titles:
  • Resident
  • Scientist
As Climate Neutral's resident scientist, Lauren likes to apply a researcher's eye to all aspects of her life. These days that means helping brands set long-term climate targets, training for endurance races, and optimizing her Zoom setup specifically to appease the vanity of her dog, Daisy.

Liz Willmott

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Program Strategy Manager

Matt Evans

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee

Maxime Agez

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Life Cycle Assessment Advisor

Michael Sadowski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • the Circulate Initiative

Moon Herrick

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Commodities Partner
  • Independent Consultant
  • Member of the Advisory Committee

Nancy Bsales

Job Titles:
  • Environmental Commodities Partner
  • Member of the Advisory Committee

Patrick Gold

Job Titles:
  • Engineering
After many years working for big-name software development firms, Patrick made the brave but questionable leap into nonprofit climate work as Climate Neutral's first in-house engineer. He balances the demands of full-stack responsibility with his penchant for board games, sci-fi literature, and his endearing dog.

Peter Dering

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CEO, Peak Design

Sarah Leugers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Gold Standard

Sarah Shoemaker

Sarah brings a consumer brand perspective to the Climate Neutral team, with a background in e-commerce customer support and sustainability. She holds a degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Barbara. A California native, you won't find Sarah far from the Pacific Ocean adventuring in and out of the water.

Sierra Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Climate Tech Investor

Stephanie Sharron

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Legal Advisor / Partner, Morrison Foerster

Stephen Donofrio

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Committee
  • Forest Trends