… Catharina Damrell is a graduate student at Yale’s School of the Environment. She is interested in the intersection of climate change, human health, and … Prior to enrolling at Yale, she co-launched the U.S.’ first ever sustainability platform for food retailers, quantifying a collective $20 million savings potential through …
… 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 … enjoying the advantages of clean energy such as reduced energy bills, improved health, and better job opportunities. And thus, these barriers—financial, community engagement, site … PSiCE, I was accustomed to structured thinking patterns. However, the program has encouraged me to embrace abstraction and navigate unstructured situations with confidence. This …
… Nikita is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment. Prior to joining … worked with organizations such as the Indian Institute of Sustainable Development and Teach for Green in the sustainability strategy and environmental education space. She holds a … to work in impact finance and funding climate solutions focused on increasing resilience for communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change. She is currently …
… to equity and justice in food and farming systems and hopes to build communities that nourish both land and people. Before Yale, she worked in San Francisco and helped coordinate one of the nation's largest … through refrigerators stocked on a daily basis. Outside of school, Shayna enjoys hosting big dinners, cooking with friends, dunking in natural bodies of water, and going on long …
… Director at Black Farmer Fund . Olivia is a social entrepreneur and impact investor. For the past seven years, she has financed, developed, and operated environmental and social projects across the US. She also previously served as a board member for Soul Fire Farm Institute. Prior to founding Black Farmer Fund in 2017, Olivia worked in …
… 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 … development and growth execution, and board roles in the finance, manufacturing, and environmental sectors. She is currently building businesses aligned with the transition to a … management. Radha believes in collaboration, diversity, and sharing ideas openly and with courage to shape teams and business leaders for the transition to a sustainable future Equity …
… organizations in the social sector, ranging from K-12 education to community development to environmental justice. Based in Dallas, Texas, Donovan 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 …
… national networks. She centers her work on active listening, redistributing power 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 … established the radio show, podcast and website The Table Underground , where she records storiesfor transformative change through the topics of food, radical love, anti-racism and …
… Colin is a joint MBA and Master of Environmental Management candidate, focusing on how we can deploy finance to cultivate food … Uganda. Prior to that he worked in One Acre Fund's strategy team, developing joint ventures for seed production in Rwanda and identifying opportunities for smallholder farmers to access global crop markets, among other projects. Colin came to …
… 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 … associated with heirs’ property. He earned his master’s degree at Yale School of the Environment — where his award-winning research focused on understanding small and mid-sized …