Shantanu is a climate-tech entrepreneur with more than 20 years of energy industry experience. He has successfully founded number of companies in the past including Susteon, Sustaera in climate-tech domain. He has also consulted with McKinsey & Co and worked with Schlumberger and EV Private Equity in the past. Shantanu has an MBA from Harvard Business School and B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Roorkee.

Rwitwika leads Mati’s government liasoning, policy and climate justice efforts. Rwitwika Bhattacharya is the CEO of Swaniti Initiative, a social enterprise that delivers development solutions by strengthening levers of public service delivery in South Asia. She has a master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Wake Forest University.

Dr. Jake Jordan has completed his B.A. in Geophysics at the University of Chicago and a Ph.D in Geology from University of Texas at Austin. He has consulted for numerous institutions focusing on carbon dioxide removal  including  the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Containment (YCNCC) and the Yale Carbon Containment Lab. He is leading our Science team to build extremely strong MRV processes and doing new research on crop productivity improvement and methane reduction.

Lt Col Bhawesh Malhotra is a senior business leader with over 31 years of experience in the climate change and circular economy domain, currently working as the Vice President Operations for Mati Carbon. He is involved in building government relationships, operating current deployment bases and creating new ones as we scale.He has also served in the Indian Army for over 27 years in leadership positions in operations, logistics, and administration

Noah is an isotope geochemist that works on environmental change in Earth’s past, present, and future. His work combines field studies, analytical chemistry, novel isotope systems, and geochemical modelling. He has worked extensively on atmospheric evolution – particularly on changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations. Noah co-invented our isotope dilution technology to enable cost-effective verification of carbon removal in soil.

Dr David Beerling is the Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Climate change mitigation and Sorby Professor of Natural Sciences in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Dr. Neumann leads the hydro-biogeochemistry research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. The group investigates transport and reaction of chemicals in the environment, tackling societally relevant topics, such as food and water quality, CDR, global climate change, and environmental protection. Dr. Neumann was the 2018 recipient of the American Geophysical Union’s Charles S. Falkenberg Award, which recognizes a "scientist who has contributed to the quality of life, economic opportunities and stewardship of the planet through the use of Earth science information.

Viral is an intrapreneur with extensive leadership experience in managing people, and driving impact and outcomes. He has completed the reputed Gandhi Fellowship program in a challenging rural setup. He has also worked extensively in the education domain leading large teams. He is a skillful learner with expertise in business development. He now wants to create a meaningful impact on the climate crisis.

Dilip is a climate domain enthusiast with a Master’s degree in Land and Water Resources Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He works on data monitoring and validation, statistical analysis, and data visualization related to climate. He is also a skilled technologist with a passion for developing solutions. Dilip expertise in climate data has enabled him to develop innovative methods for predicting and mitigating the effects of climate change.

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Ritwik Gupta is an adept professional in handling operations, having earned a B.Tech degree from NIT, Agartala. He has demonstrated his capabilities in public relations through his start-up experience in past, where he effectively managed various hyperlocal and strategic stakeholders. Currently, he is spearheading the Sourcing and Logistics aspect of the project.

“Satvik is a rural development professional from the School of Planning and Architecture Vijaywada, he has experience working in Chhattisgarh’s agricultural sector in collaboration with the state government. Coming from a rural farming background and growing up surrounded by paddy fields, he leads farmer engagement efforts and has been instrumental in convincing farmers and enrolling them in the program.”