… Chair on SOM student government, helping to advance sustainability initiatives and efforts at the institution. Before Yale, Katya worked as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon focused on Intellectual … completed a summer with the National Park Service, working on building utilization strategy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Katya holds a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Russian …
… 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, … and Nature Based Solutions Ariana Day Yuen … Alumni Ariana Day Yuen CEO at Forested MBA 2019 Ariana Day Yuen started her career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in …
… 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 … (i.e. insurance & recreation industries) to create cross sector collaboration with the Forest Service. Grace received her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies at Colorado …
… 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 … building businesses aligned with the transition to a net zero and nature-positive future. For 17 years, Radha was an integral staff member and executive of New Forests—building the world’s leading asset manager in forestry and natural capital. She was …
… shift patterns of production and consumption, distribute power and ownership more democratically, and expand the definition of wealth to include individual, community, and planetary health and well-being. Previously, Donovan has held positions at various organizations in the social sector, ranging … 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 …
… 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 … supporting entrepreneurial leaders in Connecticut to shape communities from within . Tagan previously served on the New Haven Food Policy Council , advised on the establishment of …
… Brooks Lamb is the author of Love for the Land : Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place (Yale Univ. Press, 2023), a book that reviewers have called “excellent,” “hopeful,” and “more necessary than ever.” Brooks is also the author of Overton Park: A People’s History (Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2019), and he has published many essays, articles, reports, poems, and op-eds. In addition …
… 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 stopping the sale of invasive horticultural plants. She also studied visitor use …
… 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 … Sustainable Finance and ESG Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Affiliations Forté MBA Fellow … Monica is a joint degree candidate at the Yale School of Management and …
… effects of climate change on indigenous people are unmistakable, was extremely formative in his passion for a just clean energy transition. Raysieo saw for himself how … experiences have compelled me to advocate for an equitable clean energy transition. Specifically, I firmly believe that disadvantaged communities must be prioritized in the pursuit of … gas emissions, low- and middle-income communities (LMI) often face barriers that prevent them from enjoying the advantages of clean energy such as reduced energy bills, …