LEADERSHIP TEAM
MARK KRISS
CEO, Co-Founder
Successful serial entrepreneur (financial analytics, network security, sustainability investing). Prior tech ventures acquired by Dow Jones and Cisco. Thought leader on climate risk metrics.
BA University of California, Berkeley
MA Communication Research, University of Minnesota
Executive Program in Financial Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business
DEB RYAN
Project Manager, Strategic Advisor
Expert on emissions management, methane markets and regulations. Served as head of Strategic Commodities at S&P Global. Noted public speaker, petroleum engineer.
MS Petroleum Engineering, Curtin University
MBA, Penn State
JESSICA HELLMANN
Chief Scientist, Co-Founder
International expert on climate adaptation and data science. Thought leader on solving grand environmental challenges. Executive Director of Minnesota’s world-renowned Institute on the Environment (IonE).
BS University of Michigan
PhD Biology, Stanford University
PETER KRISS
Product Strategy, Co-Founder
Expert on behavioral decision-making, analytics product management and implementation, and investment management. Sustainability advisor to $700B fund manager (Dimensional).
BA Swarthmore College
PhD Behavioral Decision Research, Carnegie Mellon University
TECHNICAL TEAM
KARISSA PEPIN
Analytics Lead
Specialist in modeling Earth processes using remote sensing and ground-based geophysical data. Experienced in uncertainty analysis with geostatistical and data science methods. Expert on satellite-based radar imaging analysis and applications, with related field experience in Delaware Basin.
BA Augustana University
BS University of Houston
PhD Geophysics, Stanford University
LEYANG FENG
Senior Data Scientist – Methane
Expert on methane emission modeling including algorithms and AI-based methods for super emitter detection.
BS Lanzhou University
MS Geography, Virginia Tech
MS Computer Science, Georgia Tech
PhD (2025) Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
HAIYAN HUANG
Senior Atmospheric Scientist
Oxford-trained specialist in high-performance computing for remote sensing and applications of machine learning.
BS Nanjing University
MS Atmospheric Physics, Peking University
PhD Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
TAILONG HE
Senior Advisor, Technical / AI
MIT expert on application of deep learning models and data assimilation in climate change, air quality and carbon cycle.
H.BSc University of Toronto
PhD Atmospheric Physics, University of Toronto
JESSE KRISS
Technology Strategy Advisor, Co-Founder
Expert on full stack web engineering, user centered design, information visualization, information security, infrastructure, IT, technical leadership.
BA Carleton College
MA Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University
MUSTAFIZ RAHMAN
Senior Advisor, Data Engineering
Remote sensing data scientist with extensive experience in developing geospatial tools to address contemporary environment and climate change issues. Worked in oil & gas industry for 10+ years on solutions to environmental degradation.
BS Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
MS Remote Sensing and GIS, Asian Institute of Technology
PhD Geospatial Technology, University of Calgary
ALAGAPPAN VAIRAVAN
Data Engineer
DevOps specialist, with expertise in cloud computing, networking, infrastructure and databases.
B.Eng Anna University, Chennai
M.Eng Dalhousie University, Halifax
Business Strategy Advisor
DAVID LUBIN
Strategic Advisor
Thought leader on sustainability and corporate performance management. Research published by Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Review, UN Global Compact.
BA University of Massachusetts
Ed.D Education, Harvard University