Jaya Uppal

Jaya Uppal

I have a background in climate tech and politics. I come to Michigan from Seattle, where I worked in Business Development at LevelTen Energy, a clean energy startup that provides transaction infrastructure for renewable energy buyers and sellers. I’m passionate about...
Hillary McKenzie

Hillary McKenzie

Prior to joining the Erb Institute, Hillary’s career focused on corporate finance on the Treasury Capital Markets, primarily on foreign exchange risk management and capital raising in the debt markets. She is passionate about the triple bottom line and is excited to...
Annie Kartheiser

Annie Kartheiser

Annie is passionate about curbing carbon emissions and supporting the energy transition. Prior to joining the Erb Institute, Annie gained 5-years experience in managing complex projects and partnerships. Annie spent two years as a management consultant at IBM and...
Kelly Donahoe

Kelly Donahoe

Kelly is passionate about working to create a more sustainable and just food system and is looking forward to working within the private sector, specifically CPG, to help scale sustainability solutions. Prior to Erb, Kelly worked for five years in consumer insights...
Mariana Canepa

Mariana Canepa

I am passionate about finding strategies to adapt and mitigate climate change, evaluating Life Cycle Assessment tools, and creating benefits for vulnerable communities. Prior to Erb, I worked for the food and beverage industry in Mexico for 7 years, first in the...
Jacob Kennedy

Jacob Kennedy

Jacob is deeply fascinated by the politics and socioeconomics of food systems. Prior to Erb, Jacob spent 6 years in non-profits and local government working on grassroots food and environmental justice. Now he seeks to work at the intersection of social and...
Sophie Geoghan

Sophie Geoghan

Sophie comes to the Erb Institute with a background in healthcare and data science. After graduating from MIT with a Bachelors in Neuroscience, she applied her statistics and coding knowledge to data analytics and machine learning at two healthcare companies. She was...
Praveen Mahendran

Praveen Mahendran

Praveen is coming to Michigan to pivot his career to carbon capture with a particular interest in the power of nature-based solutions. Prior to Erb he spent 2 years working in sales analytics within the demand response space, after which he spent 6 years in marketing...
Carter Purcell

Carter Purcell

Carter is deeply committed to building a more resilient, just, and sustainable food and agriculture system through business. Prior to joining the Erb Institute, she spent six years in Washington, DC scaling strategic public-private sustainability initiatives in...