SENIOR FELLOW

Mark is a Senior Fellow at Orbitas and Climate Advisers. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Initiative (VCMI). An economist with twenty-five years’ experience working on climate change, his previous roles include CEO of Mongoose Energy and international nonprofit The Climate Group, senior policy officer at WWF, climate change advisor to the Ecuadorian government and lecturer at the Catholic University in Quito. He is currently Chair of Brighton and Hove Energy Services Coop, the Reneum Advisory Council, the RE100 Advisory Committee and the BP Carbon Advisory Panel and a board member of Community Energy England and Verra.

kenber@orbitas.finance

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD

Kyle Saukas is the Deputy Director of Communications for Climate Advisers and serves as the Communications Lead for Orbits. He focuses on executing Orbitas’ strategic communications vision to translate the risks and opportunities within climate transitions to investors and other stakeholders in commodity supply chains. He has led the creation and development of social, earned and paid media campaigns, as well as, the development of novel thought leadership to advance climate solutions.

saukas@orbitas.finance

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Emma McMahon is Senior Associate of Climate-Related Risk for Orbitas, where she works on financial transparency, data analytics, and sustainability. She has previously led projects in forest legality and strategic litigation and worked on domestic U.S. energy/environmental policy and politics, international climate policy, and diplomacy projects. She is a graduate from Yale University where she earned a Master’s in Business Administration. While there, she led the Business and Environment student organization. She also holds a BA in Economics with a focus in International Relations from Wellesley College.

mcmahon@orbitas.finance

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Cathy Wu is Senior Associate of Climate-Related Risk for Orbitas, where she works on economic and financial modeling, data analytics, and sustainability. She has previously worked as a research assistant at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and conducted research on Career & Technical Education. Cathy graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Ph.D. in Economics, and her research focuses on Environmental Economics, the Economics of Education, and Labor Economics. She holds a master’s degree in Finance from Purdue University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.

wu@orbitas.finance

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Kyra Althaus is a Senior Communications Associate at Climate Advisers and Orbitas where she focuses on enhancing Orbitas’ strategic communications efforts. Previously, Kyra has worked as a research assistant at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs analyzing public opinion, television writing, and international digital rights. She has also worked at the Cline Center for Advanced Social Research and the Middle East Media Research Institute where she has supported the creation and development of new websites, social media campaigns, and other strategic communications efforts.

althaus@orbitas.finance

ASSOCIATE

Alec Estabrook is a Climate-Related Risk Associate for Orbitas, where he works on financial transparency, data analytics, and sustainability within the Orbitas team. He has previously led projects researching agricultural commodities, and performing climate and supply chain modeling while a member of McKinsey’s agricultural Capabilities and Insights team. He is a graduate of Northeastern University where he earned a BS in Political Science and Environmental Science, concentrating in economics. While there, he conducted research into the exploitation of Southeast Asian Fish stocks as well as explored the potential cost of Climate Change to the region’s fishing economy.

estabrook@orbitas.finance