Meet the Carbon Direct leadership team

We are committed to helping organizations with carbon management, from carbon footprinting to risk mitigation to carbon removal procurement.

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Our Leaders

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Jonathan Goldberg

CEO + Founder

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Nili Gilbert

Vice Chairwoman

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Chief Science Officer

Forest Ecology and Management + Biodiversity + Carbon Markets + Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS)

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Chief Scientist

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Carbon Utilization + Environmental Science & Policy + Point Source Capture

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Micah Macfarlane

Chief Supply Officer

Zara Ahmed, DrPH

Chief Operating Officer

Environmental Science & Policy

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Cale Kennedy

Chief Technology Officer

Colin McCormick, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Carbon Mineralization + Hydrogen + Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE)

Jessica Isaacs

Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Federman, Ph.D.

Vice President, Landscape Decarbonization

Biodiversity + Forest Ecology and Management + Climate-smart Agriculture

Amy Jaick

Vice President, Marketing

Erica Belmont, PhD

Director of Hybrid Decarbonization

Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) + Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) + Biochar + Biofuel

Marie Sobieski

Associate Corporate Counsel