Ben is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Carbon Business Council, working with a coalition of innovators to responsibly restore the climate. Ben is also the Publisher of the Carbon Herald, which is the carbon management industry’s preeminent media outlet. Full Bio | LinkedIn

Bella is a Director at the Carbon Business Council and a Research Fellow with the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University. She currently serves in the UK’s Expert Group on Greenhouse Gas Removals Business Models. LinkedIn

Ashritha is an Associate at the Carbon Business Council. She graduated from Babson College in 2022 with a degree in business administration and previously worked on business operations and strategy at Coolant. LinkedIn

Delaney is a Senior Fellow at Carbon Business Council and a Cota-Robles Fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she is an Environmental Studies PhD student. Delaney has spoken at leading institutions on the role of equity and justice in CDR. LinkedIn

Zane is the Board Chair and Co-Founder of the Carbon Business Council. He is the Executive Director of the Open Hydrogen Initiative. He has led a wide range of industry decarbonization efforts at GTI Energy and International Energy Agency. LinkedIn

Maggie is the Director of Partnerships at Prime Coalition, a 501c3 public charity whose mission is to partner with philanthropists to place charitable capital into market-based solutions to climate change. LinkedIn

Susan Su is an investment partner at Toba Capital, focused on investing in climate innovation through both direct investments and fund investments. Susan's background spans Stripe, Reforge, AppSumo, 500 Startups and Sound Ventures. LinkedIn

Ken is the director of Project Climate at UC Berkeley. Ken was a senior policy advisor to Governor Jerry Brown in California, the director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and the chair of the Strategic Growth Council. LinkedIn

Nikki leads the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal, a competition supported by the Musk Foundation to drive innovation, market adoption, and the equitable and just scaling of carbon removal solutions. LinkedIn

Toby is a Policy Advisor for the Carbon Business Council. He additionally works on CDR policy and market development with the OpenAir Collective, and is active in the CDR sector as an independent advisor to companies and organizations on commercialization, market development, and policy. LinkedIn.

Vasil Velev is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Carbon Herald, the leading online news outlet for the carbon management industry. He has over a decade of experience in digital marketing and content creation for companies in fintech and climate. LinkedIn

Kayla is a Policy Advisor for the Carbon Business Council and the Manager of Policy and Strategy for Adamantine Energy. Most recently, she served as Policy Advisor to Senator Bill Cassidy, managing the Senator’s energy environmental portfolio. LinkedIn

Stephanie is the Head of Admissions at Y Combinator. Prior to YC, she was a software engineer at Earnest and co-founded Murmur, a venture backed local search startup. LinkedIn

Aditya co-leads the Global Carbon Removal Partnership. He is the founder of D4DInsights LLC, a mission-driven consulting firm focused on catalyzing data and technology solutions for the environment. LinkedIn.

Jason has worked extensively with the AirMiners community to foster the development of carbon removal startups and innovations across all methods of CDR. He serves as the AirMiners Director of Partnerships and Operations. LinkedIn

Page is the Development Director for the Global Warming Mitigation Project. Page previously served as the Executive Director of Our Climate, an organization that empowers young people to advocate for climate solutions. LinkedIn

Michael serves as an advisor to the American Sustainable Business Council. He is the Founding Partner at Carbon Capital Advisors, a start-up focused on using innovative technology and finance to address climate issues. LinkedIn

Matt has spent the majority of his career as a business development professional in the investment sector, focused on commercialization. He is currently focused on advancing viable climate initiatives. LinkedIn