Experience

Climate+Positive Investing Alliance

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  New York, United States Coalition of investors focused on data aggregation and translation for scope 1-3 emissions reduction and displacement across public and private markets.



Nature Coatings

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board of Directors

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States Transforming the chemical industry by using waste materials to create bio-based, safe and renewable solutions that benefit the planet and humanity.



Etho Capital

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner (non- operating)

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area Low carbon asset management and fintech platform

• Managing Partner

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area .



Regeneration.VC

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  New York, United States Venture fund investing in early stage companies bringing climate solutions to consumer markets.



New Energy Nexus

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area Global platform that provides diverse clean energy entrepreneurs resources to scale. Focused on building blended financial vehicles to move capital into frontier markets in Africa and South East Asia that are critical in shaping the global carbon emissions burden.



NEXUS Global

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Chair | Energy Innovation & Environment Group

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2022

  Greater New York City Area Bridging next generation communities of wealth and social entrepreneurship. Led delegations to the United Nations and World Economic Forum focused on catalyzing investment in climate innovation.



Grounded.org

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Healdsburg, California, United States Coordinated climate philanthropy and investment portfolio



Resco, LLC

• Co-Founder | CEO

  • Mar 2014 - May 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area Strategic advisory firm focused on advancing ESG integration across multiple asset classes with clients ranging from small and medium sized enterprises to institutional investors.



Lela Goren Group

• United States
• Real Estate

• Strategic Director

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  New York, New York Built investment, impact and strategic partnership strategies for New York based real estate development firm specializing in historic redevelopment and environmental remediation projects.



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  Irvine, california Co-led operations, program direction, staff management and curriculum development for the Global Sustainability Resource Center as part of broader University wide Carbon Neutrality and climate commitments



California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2014

  san francisco bay area Led initiatives focused on sustainable investment across California. Responsible for directing shareholder and stakeholder engagement in the University of California's task force on sustainable investment, and the creation of policy and practice related to ESG and climate risk across California public funds



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-founder | Chief of Staff SERC

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

  California, United States Co-founded the university’s first environmental project incubator and accelerator. Developed operations and programming for the center; supported the procurement of recurring multi-million annual funding; and worked with broader campus sustainability directors to merge the center with a $25M+ revolving campus fund dedicated to green investments.



Conrad & Scherer LLP

• Fellow

  • May 2012 - Sep 2012

  Quito, Ecuador Responsible for research, data analysis and project development for plaintiff side litigation involving the U.S. Alien Tort Statute, and a variety of international human rights treaties. Focused on cases involving natural resource and mining companies in Ecuador and Colombia.



Homeless Services Coalition

• Assistant Director

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area Led teams across California focused on development, outreach, advocacy, and program innovation for homeless youth. Responsible for training and managing 50+ employees and managing a six figure budget. Helped co-create the organization’s SaaS based platform to efficiently distribute resources between in kind donors and shelters regionally