… As a business and investment leader, Radha Kuppalli has been developing innovative finance and commercial solutions to addressing climate change and restoring and protecting nature for over 20 years. Her career has spanned executive leadership in the asset management … for the transition to a sustainable future Connect with Radha rkuppalli@gmail.com LinkedIn Calendar Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems …
… Donovan Ervin (he/him) is Vice President of Impact Investments at AlTi Tiedemann Global, an investment management firm. In this role, he is … is a graduate of Yale University (MBA and Master of Environmental Management) and Stanford University (BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity). He is also a proud advisory board member at the Yale Center for Business & Environment. Outside work, Donovan enjoys writing, exercising, and being with …
… and resources, and building understanding across communities and sectors to support transformational change. Following a decade as a chef and food entrepreneur in New York City and … farms and urban communities, culturally relevant cooking education and connected local efforts with regional and national networks. In 2016 Tagan established the radio show, podcast and website The Table Underground , where she records stories for transformative change through the topics of food, radical love, anti-racism and creative …
… Brooks Lamb is the author of Love for the Land : Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale Univ. Press, 2023), a book … Specialist at American Farmland Trust. In this role, he leads local, state, and national efforts to advance farmland protection, enhance access to land for new, beginning, and underserved farmers, and address challenges associated with heirs’ …
… of the Environment studying collaborative solutions to protecting wildlife on working lands. Before coming to YSE, she worked for an environmental nonprofit, focusing on water and nutrient management on the Central Coast of California and …
… companies build resilient supply chains by developing sustainability initiatives and investments in partnership with farmers. Monica recently worked at the intersection of … Global. During her internship, she helped build innovation ecosystems in emerging markets for the TECA climate venture launcher and built a gallery of climate-smart financial … Global. During her internship, she helped build innovation ecosystems in emerging markets for the TECA climate venture launcher and built a gallery of climate-smart financial …
… (MBA) Candidate at the Yale School of Management studying strategy and financing for economic development and natural capital solutions, with a particular interest in the agriculture sector. While at Yale, she has worked with 12Tree on carbon financing for agroforestry systems in Guatemala and Village Capital on investment readiness for impact-driven, seed-stage startups. Before Yale, she worked in …
… in their DC and New York City offices where she advised clients across the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She then joined TechnoServe as a Fellow in their Ethiopia … and equitable value chains and market systems. Her accumulated experiences, passion for sustainable and delicious food, and deepening sense of responsibility to tackle complex societal issues are what led to Forested. Prior Forested Foods, Ariana co-founded Common Farms, an indoor farm in Hong Kong, …
… of the Environment. Prior to graduate school, Grace worked as a Program Coordinator at Forest Trends, a conservation finance nonprofit. There, she researched innovative conservation finance mechanisms to help the United States Forest Service mitigate wildfire risk in priority regions across the West. She also …
… Lindsey has 30+ years of investment and management experience, is a recognized thought leader in sustainable finance … investment and asset management firms and funds, private operating companies, and mission-forward institutions who want to build, realign and scale institutional-quality sustainable … & Hamilton; and held roles at several economic development and conservation-focused non-profits. Lindsey sits on several Boards including Impax Asset Management Group, Pax World …