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Our Team is
Mission-driven

We’re a unique mix of foresters, scientists, technology experts, and creative communicators. We’re brought together by a shared commitment to help solve climate change and leave behind a living planet for the next generation.

Leadership

Yishan Wong
Yishan Wong
Founder & CEO
Engineer and climate activist. Specializes in rapid growth tech impact. Ex-engineer at PayPal, Facebook. Ex-CEO of Reddit.
Jad Daley
President
Forest-climate leader and restoration strategist. Specializes in large-scale ecosystem recovery and community-led conservation. Ex-American Forests and The Trust for Public Land.
Berry Kennedy
Berry Kennedy
Chief Operating Officer & VP of Operations
Turns insight into action. Delivering great experiences and results for forest creators and partners. Ex-Built, Uber, FMCN.org.
Damien Kuhn
Damien Kuhn
Chief Program Officer & VP of Forestry
Working for a better world for both nature and human beings. Former UN forest/climate expert and COO of Kinomé.
Samantha Taylor
Vice President, Development and Partnerships
Inspires investment and partnerships for forests, climate and community resilience. Ex-Emergent Climate. Senior Advisor/American Forests. Kreab. Press Association.
Huey Lin
Huey Lin
Special Projects Senior Advisor
Executive liaison and ad hoc Swiss army knife, always ensuring we can tackle our toughest problems. Ex-PayPal, Affirm, and Flexport.
Ethan Cary
Ethan Cary
Chief Product Officer & VP of Engineering
Leads construction and deployment of on-site forest tech. Ex-engineer at Matterport, PayPal, and eBay.
Michelle Cobb
Michelle Cobb
Chief Communications Officer & VP of Marketing
Climate storyteller and B2B growth expert. Former engineer. Ex-Heliogen and Skybox Security.
Jonathan Kim
Jonathan Kim
Chief Sustainability Officer & VP of Climate Impact
Helps people achieve their climate goals. Tech entrepreneur, storyteller, and Hawaiʻi kamaʻāina.
Aubrey Vella
Aubrey Vella
VP of People
Focused on attracting, growing, and retaining amazing talent. Building a great working environment so employees can do their best.
Ricky Fong
Ricky Fong
General Counsel
Manages legal risks as we build and scale. Aligns legal and business strategic objectives. Ex-fintech lawyer, startup builder, and investor.

Experts

Victoria Meyer
Victoria Meyer
Head of Carbon Science
Forest biomass expert, combining field data and remote sensing. Environmental science PhD. Former NASA Jet Propulsion Lab researcher.
Xavier Hatchondo
Xavier Hatchondo
Head of Carbon Strategy
Develops and delivers top-quality carbon projects in a dynamic environment. Former Director of Science & Policy at WeForest.
Johannes Seidel
Johannes Seidel
Head of Forestry
Plants resilient and beautiful forests that cool the planet and feed its communities.
Annie Thompson
Head of Community Partnerships and Land Strategy
Land tenure and community development expert ensuring social safeguards and benefit-sharing. Ex-MCC and RRI, 15 years leading >$200M in global programs.
Rishi Das
Head of Restoration Ecology
Forest ecosystem scientist, 15+yrs in climate, biodiversity & natural resource management. Ex-BeZero Carbon, Verra,USAID/Conservation International. PhD Environmental Sciences.
Diana Castillo Díaz
Diana Castillo Díaz
Restoration Ecology Specialist
Recipient of the Ashton Award, Arnold Arboretum at Harvard; Ed. Asst., Journal of Sustainable Forestry. Ecology PhD.
Alice Di Sacco
Alice Di Sacco
Restoration Ecology Specialist
Supports projects in applying best ecological restoration practices. Former seed conservation specialist at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.
Jason Preble
Jason Preble
Senior Forestry Partnerships Lead
Links forest creators to Terraformation support. Conservation biologist focused on forests and endangered species. Informatics PhD.
Piotr Lesniak
Piotr Lesniak
Senior Forestry Partnerships Lead
Coordinates development of forest restoration projects to help nature and communities thrive.
Gianna Gandossi
Gianna Gandossi
GIS Specialist
Optimizes spatial intelligence for Terraformation and our partners. Former GIS analyst and research scientist, James Hutton Institute.
Brian Tucker
Brian Tucker
GIS Specialist
Conservation GIS expert with 20 years of mapping and spatial analysis for university research and management projects in Hawaiʻi.
Yann-Olivier de Jouvancourt
Yann-Olivier de Jouvancourt
Carbon Certification Manager
Leads certification of top-quality carbon and co-benefits projects. Former South Pole and Bureau Veritas Certification Project Manager.
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