Meet the Team
Co-Founder and CEO
Matthew Aghai
Fmr Chief Science Officer, Mast Reforestation
Fmr Research Scientist, Univ. of Washington & Univ. of Idaho
20+ yrs in global natural resource management
Co-Founder and COO/CFO
John Hall
Fmr COO/CFO at Mast Reforestation
Fmr Convoy, Amazon, USMC Aviator.
20+ yrs in operations and logistics, product, and finance
Co-Founder and CCO
Arnoud de Villegas
Fmr VP of BD, Mast Reforestation
Fmr CalForest, GEM, Hayground Cove, Petercam Capital
25 yrs spanning environmental stewardship and capital markets
Head of Corporate Development
Joe Bardenheier
Founding Executive and Fmr SVP Corporate Development, Endurance International
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Solomon Dobrowski
Professor, Department of Forest Management, University of Montana. Climate; Forestry; Wildfire; Landscape Ecology.
Advisor | Carbon & Real Assets
Jonathan Loevner
Acting COO, Carbon Lockdown
Fmr Head of Carbon at Mast Reforestation.
Fmr NewForests, Weyerhaeuser, US Congress.
Advisor | Marketing & Communications
Hunter Oetinger
Head of Marketing at Reuben’s Brews
Fmr Head of Marketing at Mast Reforestation
Fmr Docklight and Sierra Nevada Brewing
Advisor | Government Affairs & Advocacy
Kacy Hutchison
Chief of Government Affairs & Advocacy, Lykos Therapeutics
Fmr VP of North America Government Affairs at Gilead Sciences
Principal | Agroforestry & NBS
Lord Ameyaw
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska School of Natural Resources
Project Manager
Elma King
Fmr Senior Technical Specialist, Environmental Incentives
Fmr Chemonics International