Who We Are

Julianna Brunini, CFA

Senior Investment Analyst, Director of Research

Julianna is responsible for research coverage of and corporate engagement within the materials, utilities and energy sectors, as well as several industrial industries. As the Director of Research, her primary duties include overseeing Terra Alpha’s research process through our proprietary Environmental Productivity and Enduring Business Model frameworks, coordinating the research team, and chairing investment calls. Julianna is a member of the Management Committee and leads the Green Team. She also serves as the resident expert on carbon at Terra Alpha.

Julianna joined Terra Alpha in June 2019 as a Research Analyst. Prior to Terra Alpha, she spent three years in growth strategy and new product development at EAB. Before EAB, she worked at a startup commercializing weather data.

Julianna holds an AB in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and an MPhil in Technology Policy from Cambridge Judge Business School, where she studied on a fellowship. Julianna is a CFA charterholder.

Amy E. Dine

Director of Corporate Engagement

Amy is responsible for managing the firm’s corporate engagement program, which focuses on improving corporate disclosures of material environmental, social, and governance practices and sustainable business practices. Amy is a member of the Management Committee and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

In addition to her role as Director of Corporate Engagement, Amy serves as a member of the Advisory Board. She initially joined Terra Alpha in 2015 and served as the Director of Advocacy. Prior to Terra Alpha, Amy spent 10+ years with Capital Group Companies. As one of the global economists, she focused on OECD economies, portfolio asset allocation, and industry-specific macro research. She later took on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research and engagement for Capital International’s institutional business, overseeing $15 billion in assets with an ESG mandate.

Prior to Capital, she was at the US Department of State. She also served as the Director of Strategic Development for the global non-profit, the Coexist Foundation, and then served on the board. She is a Founder of the Build Israel Palestine coalition and its initial grey-water recycling project. She is a current member of WISE (Women for a Sustainable Economy), and is also a member of the US SIF Advisory Committee for the report on US Sustainable, Responsible, and Impact Investing Trends.

Amy holds an AB in Social Studies from Harvard College, where she graduated with honors.

She is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential-holder.

Read Amy’s Terra Alpha Voices interview with KK Ottesen here.

Timothy P. Dunn, CFA

Chief Investment Officer, Managing Member, Founder

Tim co-founded Terra Alpha Investments. As the Chief Investment Officer, he designed and oversees the firm’s investment processes and its funds. Tim chairs the Management Committee as Managing Member.

Tim has over 35 years of experience in investment management. He spent the majority of his career at one of the largest active investment management firms in the world, Capital Group Companies. At Capital, Tim was one of the lead portfolio managers for many of the firm’s largest and most successful funds including Growth Fund of America, Capital World Growth and Income Fund, and EuroPacific Growth Fund. In total, Tim had direct responsibility for over $26 billion in client assets. During his 19 years at Capital, Tim lived and worked in Los Angeles, London, and Washington, DC. Throughout his career he has traveled extensively around the globe to build his expertise via on the ground research and meetings with company management teams and policy leaders.

Earlier in his investment career Tim was an equity analyst covering a diverse range of global sectors including consumer electronics, consumer staples, media, industrial companies, utilities (power and telecom), and electrical equipment. He was a Vice President and equity analyst at PNC Financial as well as an equity analyst at a unit of The Bank of Boston.

Additionally, Tim worked in London as an advisor to CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, on strategic planning and organizational effectiveness. He also served as the Director of Strategic Planning for the Piedmont Environmental Council and has served as a Trustee of The Nature Conservancy (Virginia Chapter) and on the Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary (including as Chair of the Finance Committee and the Investment Sub-committees). He was also the Chair of the Board of the Reves Center for International Studies at The College of William & Mary.

Currently, he serves on the board of the Virginia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, as Chair of the Advisory Board of the Global Research Institute at The College of William & Mary, and on the Investment Committee of the PATH Foundation. He is also a member of the Leadership Council of ecoAmerica and the Global Leadership Council of the World Resources Institute.

He holds a BA in International Relations from The College of William & Mary and an MBA in Finance from Northeastern University. He has been a CFA charterholder since 1989.

Read Tim’s blog post for the story behind the founding of Terra Alpha Investments.

Listen to Tim’s podcast, “Doing Good and Doing Well.”

Listen to Tim’s podcast, “Generating ROI in the Circular Economy = Another Value for Business”.

Andrew Geller

Chief Operating Officer

Andrew co-founded Terra Alpha Investments. He is responsible for all operational aspects of the firm including finances, compliance, and legal requirements. Andrew serves as Chief Compliance Officer for the firm. He is a member of the Management Committee and the Investment Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Information Security Team.

Andrew began his 40+ year investment career as a buy-side equity analyst covering multiple broad industry groups, including transportation, financial services, and capital equipment. As an analyst, he worked at four firms over 11 years including PNC Bank and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Andrew then spent 19 years on the sell-side in institutional equity sales at Oppenheimer & Co. advising large mutual funds, banks and other money managers. While at Oppenheimer, Andrew worked in both Los Angeles and New York City.

In his free time, Andrew is a passionate cook and has taken on the challenge of working in the kitchens of some exceptional restaurants across the country.

He holds a BS in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University.

Jacob E. Hampton

Associate Portfolio Manager - Consumer

Jacob is responsible for research coverage of and corporate engagement within the consumer discretionary, consumer staples, and financials sectors. He works with the firm’s portfolio managers in analyzing consumer and credit trends to inform investment decision making, portfolio construction, and portfolio management. He also leads Terra Alpha’s research on Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) and is a member of the Green Team.

Jacob joined Terra Alpha in August 2015 as an Investment Analyst. Prior to Terra Alpha, his financial sector experience included analytical roles in public equity, private equity, and venture capital. He began his career with a Fortune 100 consumer packaged goods company working in roles across a variety of functions.

Jacob lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife, three children, and Cavachon. Outside of work, he enjoys weightlifting, gastronomy, and games and puzzles of all kinds. He has previously served on the board of the Shenandoah National Park Trust.

He holds a BA in History from Southern Methodist University and an MBA in Finance with a specialization in Investments, also from Southern Methodist University.

Jacob is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential-holder.

Read Jacob’s blog post about his take on impact investing.

Emily Hiltz

Manager of Business Development

Emily is involved in all aspects of the firm’s business development and investor relations activities. As the Manager of Business Development, she is responsible for maintaining existing and prospective client relationships, as well as managing the organization and content of Terra Alpha materials and communications. 

Emily joined Terra Alpha in December 2022. Prior to Terra Alpha, Emily was an Investment & Senior Investor Relations Associate at Cartica Management, an investment boutique focused on investing in emerging markets. Prior to Cartica, Emily worked in marketing at Waves for Water, a nonprofit organization focused on providing clean water to communities in need around the world. 

When not in the office, Emily enjoys golfing, traveling, and cooking.

Emily holds an MBA with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame, where she graduated with honors, and a BA in Business from Michigan State University. She also studied international business at Novancia Business School in Paris, France and at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile.

Marissa Oliveri

Investment Analyst

Marissa is responsible for research coverage of and corporate engagement within several industries in the Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors. She also serves as the resident expert on water for the firm.

Marissa joined Terra Alpha in December 2022 as a Research Analyst after graduating from Boston College. Prior to joining Terra Alpha, Marissa also completed an extended Private Equity Analyst internship at Wind Point Partners. At Boston College, Marissa was actively involved with women’s mentorship programs and retreats which encouraged reflection, open dialogue, and self-discovery.

When not in the office, Marissa can be found reading or exploring museums. She also enjoys weightlifting, nutrition, and watching almost every sport, especially the New England Patriots.

Marissa holds a BA in Economics and a minor in Leadership and Management from Boston College.

Roshni Puli

Research Analyst

Roshni is responsible for research coverage of and corporate engagement within several industrial and healthcare industries. She also serves as the resident expert on waste and circularity at Terra Alpha. 

Roshni joined Terra Alpha in August 2023 as a Research Analyst after graduating from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Terra Alpha, Roshni completed an internship as an Equity Analyst with Brown Brothers Harriman in their long-only 1818 Partners LP fund. At UVA, Roshni was actively involved with Net Impact, a 501(c)3 nonprofit mobilizing students to drive social and environmental change. 

Outside of work, Roshni enjoys running, practicing yoga, playing soccer, reading fiction books, bouldering, and watching Bollywood movies. She also works closely with nonprofit Asha-Jyothi, which educates underprivileged children in India and local communities in the US. 

Roshni holds a BS in Commerce and a distinguished BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Global Sustainability, Environmental & Computer Science from the University of Virginia.

Dan Sanborn, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager, Partner

Dan serves as Senior Portfolio Manager and Head Trader. Dan chairs the Investment Oversight Committee, serves on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and the Management Committee, and is the Director of Talent Management.

Dan joined Terra Alpha in March 2015 as the Senior Data & Research Analyst. Prior to joining the team, Dan had nearly a decade of experience between his time at Ned Davis Research Group and Vardon Capital Management. While at Ned Davis Research, he assisted the U.S. Strategist with identifying market capitalization, style, and thematic leadership trends, worked with institutional clients to develop asset allocation models and stock screens, and integrated data into the company’s internal processes. At Vardon Capital, a $475 million hedge fund at the time, Dan normalized earnings data and conducted financial statement analysis.

Dan resides in Warrenton, Virginia with his wife and two young sons. He enjoys watching most sports and playing nearly every sport. When not working, Dan can almost always be found with his family at a local playground, a national park, or an amusement park.

He holds a BA in Economics from Rollins College and a MS in Finance from University of Florida Warrington College of Business. Dan is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Washington, DC. He has also achieved the CFA UK Certificate in ESG Investing.

Read Dan’s blog post about the state of corporate-disclosed environmental data and how business leaders and investors can support the evolution of Environmental Productivity.

Nathaniel Schwartz, CFA

Senior Investment Analyst

Nathaniel is responsible for research coverage of and corporate engagement within the automotive, communication services, information technology and professional services sectors. He also chairs the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and oversees the Terra Alpha Internship Program, where he is responsible for hiring, training, coordinating and managing all interns. 

Nathaniel joined Terra Alpha in 2017 as a Research Analyst after interning with the firm while in college. While pursuing his undergraduate degree from Auburn University, he served on the College of Business Student Council and was an analyst for the Auburn University Student Investment Fund, where he covered the consumer goods sector. When not in the office, Nathaniel enjoys CrossFit, exploring the outdoors, and working on his family farm.

Nathaniel holds a BS in Finance from Auburn University, where he graduated with honors. Nathaniel is a CFA charterholder.

Phil Swan

Director of Business Development

Phil is responsible for setting the firm’s business development strategy and its implementation. He brings extensive experience in business development and client wealth management after having spent over 30 years in the industry in a variety of functions. Phil is a member of the Management Committee and serves on the Green Team.

Phil joined Terra Alpha in September 2021. Prior to Terra Alpha, Phil was Vice President of UBS Wealth Management in Los Angeles. Previously, he was Director of Investor Relations at Griffis Residential, and Senior Vice President at Capital Guardian Trust Company and Capital Group Institutional Investment Services, where he was involved in new business development and client services for 27 years.

Currently, Phil is a Director of the National Audubon Society, a Trustee of Colorado College, and a Member of the Board of Governors for the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. Additionally, he is a Director for the Cygnet Foundation, a Director and President of the Ann Peppers Foundation, and is a Board Member for the Armory Center for the Arts and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

Phil received a B.A. in History from Colorado College, and is a Member, and former Board Member, of the Association of Investment Management Sales Executive.

Read Phil’s reflections on his first year at Terra Alpha in this blog post.

Kathy Baughman McLeod is the CEO of Climate Resilience for All (CRA), a gender-focused, global nonprofit dedicated to protecting people and livelihoods from the multiple impacts of extreme heat, in the world’s most vulnerable communities. CRA’s motto is: “When women are climate resilient, we will all be climate resilient.”

Kathy is the founding and former Director of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center and the leader of a drive to reach one billion people worldwide with climate-resilience solutions by 2030 with a special focus on society’s most vulnerable. She launched the Center’s extreme heat programs that deliver impact across early-warning, policy, finance, and on-the-ground solutions, including the appointment of chief heat officers in cities worldwide. Additionally, she spearheaded the global push to name and categorize heat waves to save lives and build an essential culture of awareness and preparation and launched the first “extreme heat income insurance” for thousands of poor, heat-exposed women workers in India. Under Kathy’s leadership, Arsht-Rock also launched the United Nations Climate Change Convention’s “Race to Resilience” campaign and Resilience Pavilion at COPs 26, 27, and 28.

Baughman McLeod was Bank of America’s Global Executive for Environmental and Social Risk, the Global Managing Director for Climate Risk and Resilience at The Nature Conservancy, and Deputy Chief of Staff to Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, while also serving on the Florida Energy & Climate Commission for two terms. She is a member of the US Government’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Advisory Council as the agency’s first climate specialist, served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Commission on “BiodiverCities by 2030,” and is a member of the Operating Committee of the Insurance Development Forum. Kathy sits on the advisory boards of Climate Alpha and Terra Alpha, respectively. She is the recipient of the Fuqua School of Business 2021 “Leader of Consequence” award and a Policy Fellow of the French Foreign Ministry.

She holds an MBA from Duke University and an MS in Geography from Florida State University.

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden Jr. was appointed by President Obama to be the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from July 2009 until January 2017, making him only the second astronaut to hold that position. While heading NASA, Charles oversaw the transition from the space shuttle system to a new era of exploration, focused on the International Space Station (ISS) and aeronautics technology development.

During his career as a NASA astronaut, Charles flew on four space shuttle missions, logging over 680 hours in space. He piloted Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986 (STS-61C) and Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990 (STS-31). He also served as Mission Commander on Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1992 (STS-45), and Space Shuttle Discovery in 1994 (STS-60).

Bolden serves as the president and CEO of The Bolden Consulting Group LLC. He also serves as an independent director of the LORD Corporation, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.

He holds a BS from the US Naval Academy and an MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.

Watch Charles share an astronaut’s perspective on Earth’s planetary boundaries in this webinar.

Get to know Charlie through his Terra Alpha Voices interview with KK Ottesen here.

Carter Ingram, PhD

Advisory Board Member

Jane “Carter” Ingram has been at the forefront of integrating nature into sustainable development across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States. She was born in the US and has lived for extended periods in Kenya, Costa Rica, England, the Seychelles and Madagascar. Currently, Carter is an Executive Director at Pollination where she supports public and private sector clients focused on food, fiber and agriculture and other natural resource-based sectors with developing and implementing climate change and natural capital strategies and initiatives.

Prior to joining Pollination, Carter was a Senior Manager in EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice where she advised food/agriculture, real estate, infrastructure and tourism businesses in designing and implementing ESG goals and strategies, programs and impact measurement, with a focus on natural capital. Carter’s previous experiences include launching and leading the Ecosystem Services program and the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) for the Wildlife Conservation Society, where she worked with governments, multi-lateral institutions, NGOs and businesses to conduct scientific analyses, develop new collaborations and implement initiatives to advance biodiversity conservation and sustainable development globally.

Carter completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Earth Institute of Columbia University and has a M.Sc. and D.Phil. from the School of Geography and the Environment of Oxford University. She has co-edited two books and written over 60 articles, reports and publications on biodiversity and ecosystem services, climate change, poverty reduction and economic development. Carter is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School for Foreign Service at Georgetown University and has served on the SNAPP Science Advisory Council, the Technical Advisory Council for the UNDP Equator Initiative, the International Working Group for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and has been co-leading a USG working group on Natural Capital Accounting in the United States. 

Carter lives in Washington, D.C. and spends her free time exploring and enjoying nature with her family and friends. Her favorite activities include paddle boarding, kayaking, hiking/camping, cycling, running, swimming and scuba diving.

Frank Loy was appointed as Alternate U.S. Representative to the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly in 2011 by President Obama. He also served in the Obama Campaign as a co-leader of the Energy and Environment team, and as a member of the National Finance Committee.

Frank served as Under Secretary for Global Affairs under President Clinton and was the lead U.S. climate negotiator for three years. Under President Carter, he was Director of the Department of State’s Bureau of Refugee Programs, with the personal rank of Ambassador. In the Johnson Administration he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.

Frank spent a decade in the business sector, eventually becoming a founding partner of a turn-around firm and becoming president of a publicly-traded company.

Early in his career he practiced corporate and corporate finance law in Los Angeles with the firm of O’Melveny & Myers. He has taught a course in Environmental Law and Policy at the Yale Law and Forestry Schools. 

Over the years he has served on a variety of corporate boards. At present he serves on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations, particularly environmentally-focused, including the Environmental Defense Fund, The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and The Nature Conservancy Maryland/DC Chapter.

Frank holds a BA from UCLA and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School.

Read Frank’s blog post about his commitment to changing how our economy impacts nature and why he joined our board.

Read Frank’s Terra Alpha Voices interview with KK Ottesen here.

Margot Lee Shetterly, CFA

Advisory Board Member

Margot is a writer, researcher, entrepreneur and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Hidden Figures was named a top book for 2016 by Time Magazine and Publisher’s Weekly and received many awards, including an NAACP Image Award for Best Nonfiction Book and the National Academies of Sciences 2017 Communications Awards Best Book. The book has been published in a Young Readers Edition, as a picture book (to be released January 2018) and has been translated into 16 languages.

Margot was an Executive Producer on the film Hidden Figures, adapted from her book, which became the number one movie in America and received three Academy Award nominations. She is also the founder of the Human Computer Project, an organization archiving the stories of all of the women who worked as mathematicians, computer and engineers NASA during the agency’s early years. Her research has garnered support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.

Margot has more than two decades of experience of working in finance, media, and technology, including positions at Merrill Lynch, HBO and several startup tech companies. She has spent more than a decade living and working outside of the United States and co founded the expat magazine Inside Mexico.

Margot holds a B.S. in Commerce and Finance from the University of Virginia, and is a CFA charterholder.

Kathryn D. Sullivan, PhD

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has a long career as a distinguished scientist, astronaut and executive. She was one of the first six women to join the NASA astronaut corps in 1978 and holds the distinction of being the first American woman to walk in space. She flew on three space shuttle missions during her 15-year NASA tenure, including the 1990 mission that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.

Since leaving NASA, Sullivan has held a variety of senior executive positions, including Presidential appointments to the National Science Board and as Chief Scientist, Deputy Administrator and Undersecretary/Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As President and CEO of Ohio’s Center of Science & Industry (COSI) from 1996- 2006, she oversaw the construction of a state-of-the-art new facility and comprehensive re-design of the museum’s hands-on science exhibits and educational programs. Recruited to The Ohio State University in 2006, she was the inaugural director of the Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy within the John Glenn School (now College) of Public Affairs. She serves on the board of International Paper, the National Audubon Society and Resources for the Future and holds the positions of Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and Ambassador at Large for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Sciences from University of California at Santa Cruz and a Ph.D. in Geology from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Dr. Sullivan’s many honors and awards include election to the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Astronaut Hall of Fame, Women Aviators Hall of Fame, Women Divers Hall of Fame and Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. She has also been recognized as one of the 46 distinguished First Women by Time Magazine in 2017, the 15 Women Changing the World by the World Economic Forum in 2015 and Time’s 100 Most Influential People (2014). She has been awarded the Explorers Club Medal, Two Lowell Thomas Awards, the Rachel Carson Award, an Emmy and nine honorary degrees.

An acclaimed public speaker, Dr. Sullivan has given invited talks on technical and popular topics to audiences ranging from the World Economic Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival and Fortune 500 executives to universities, civic associations and cruise ship audiences. She is the author of the children’s book To the Stars! (Charlesbridge Press, 2016) and Handprints on Hubble, An Astronaut’s Story of Invention (MIT Press, 2019).

Watch Kathryn share an astronaut’s perspective on Earth’s planetary boundaries in this webinar.

Get to know Kathryn through her Terra Alpha Voices interview with KK Ottesen here.

Justin "Chester" White

Advisory Board Member

Chester heads LTMA Capital, a blended debt and venture fund advancing human rights and gender equality. LTMA (Less Talk, More Action), believes balancing financial returns with societal benefits empowers people and facilitates future reinvestment.

Chester also owns Main Line Social, a forthcoming restaurant and community event space in Carbondale, Colorado. Serving global street food, he has committed to exclusively serve women-owned beers, wines, and spirits and to be a best-in-class employer. He expects to open his doors in early 2026.

Prior to founding LTMA Capital and Main Line Social, Chester served as Manager of Human Rights and Gender Equality at Mars, Inc. In that role, Chester advised business segments on efforts that reduce human rights risks across supply chains including palm oil, mint, sugarcane, and rice. He led a new human rights due diligence approach for carbon offsets and worked to increase focus on social co-benefits in the carbon market. Chester was responsible for stewarding the Full Potential Platform where he partnered with cross-functional peers to drive for gender equality across Mars’ workplaces, supply chain communities, and in the marketplace.

Before working at Mars, Chester was an elementary school teacher both in the US and abroad.

He earned a BA in Elementary School Education from Colorado College, an MA in Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development from the United Nations University for Peace, and an MBA in International Business from American University’s Kogod School of Business.

Chester currently serves on four non-profit boards including his alma mater, Colorado College, the Pedigree Foundation, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, and the Capital Area Food Bank.

Chester and his wife, Molly, welcomed their first child in January of 2024. In his free time, Chester enjoys the outdoors with his family and their dog, Mantequilla, who they adopted while living in Costa Rica.

Katherine Collins, CFA

Founding Advisory Board Member Emerita

Katherine Collins is the first Head of Sustainable Investing at Putnam investments, Founder and CEO of Honeybee Capital, and author of the book, The Nature of Investing: Resilient Investment Strategies through Biomimicry.

Katherine has over twenty years of professional investment experience.  At Fidelity Management & Research Company, she served as portfolio manager for a number of multi-billion dollar equity funds and as head of equity research.  Her funds consistently outperformed their benchmarks.

As her interest in sustainable and regenerative finance grew, she earned her MTS degree at Harvard Divinity School, and studied the natural world and biomimicry as guides for investing in a more integrated approach.

Katherine serves as board chair at Last Mile Health, as director for the Sante Fe Institute and the Omega Institute, and as member of the Harvard Divinity School Dean’s Council and the Business Leadership Council of Wellesley College.

Katherine holds a BA from Wellesley College, an MTS degree from Harvard Divinity School, and is a CFA charter holder.

Jean Rogers, PhD

Advisory Board Member Emerita

Dr. Jean Rogers founded the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), which she also led in various capacities for seven years, including as Chief Executive Officer (2011-2017) and Chair of the Standards Board (2017-2018). The SASB is dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of the U.S. capital markets by fostering high quality disclosure of material sustainability information that meets investor needs and enhances public trust in companies.

In addition to founding SASB, Jean’s leadership experience includes 10 years as a Principal at Arup, a global engineering consultancy focused on sustainable development, where she worked in a wide range of industries including utilities, extractives, financials, and real estate. Jean was also a management consultant at Deloitte, working in the environmental and manufacturing practices to help leading companies improve business performance through sustainability.

Jean is currently an Advisor to INSEAD’s Global Institute for Business and Society, and a Beck Visiting Social Innovator (2019-2020) at the Harvard Kennedy School.

She holds a B.E. and M.E. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Read Jean’s blog post about why she supports Terra Alpha’s work.

Ellen Stofan, PhD

Advisory Board Member Emerita

Dr. Ellen Stofan was the Chief Scientist of NASA from 2013-2016, serving as principal advisor to the NASA Administrator on the agency’s science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments.

Her Research has focused on the geology of Venus, Mars, Saturn’s moon Titan, and Earth. She has published extensively, and she has received many awards and honors including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She is an associate member of the Cassini Mission to Saturn Radar Team. Prior to joining NASA, she led a team which proposed a mission (TiME) to NASA to land a boat on a sea on Titan.

She is co-chair of the World Economic Forum Space Council and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at University College London. She has served on numerous non-profit boards, and is currently a member of the College of William & Mary Foundation Board (Immediate Past Chair).

Ellen holds a BS from The College of William & Mary and a PhD from Brown University.

Read Ellen’s testimonial about why she supports Terra Alpha’s work.