The Carbon Institute Team
We are a global partnership of equals. And that starts with the Carbon Institute team. Diversity in governance is our number one strength.
The Carbon Institute is governed by a Board of Directors with equal regional representation from partner organizations. Our International Council’s job is to ensure our educational programs meet high academic standards and are internationally and nationally accredited. Our Advisory Board provides big ideas and challenges us to keep our heads up. The Secretariat, working from six different countries, carries out the vision of our Board of Directors and International Council.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors oversees the Carbon Institute’s legal and ethical obligations, approves annual budgets, evaluates and supports the Executive Director, and sets our overall strategic direction. Our board is governed by the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, adopted in 2006 and revised most recently in 2019.
Nur Masripatin
Council Chairwoman
The Carbon Institute
Indonesia
Jean-Paul Kibambe
Country Director
Wildlife Conservation Society
Democratic Republic of Congo
Gao Xianlian (高显连)
Division Director
FCAMC
China
John-O Niles
Ex officio Board Member
United States
Council
The Carbon Institute Council is made up of academic, government, and pedagogical experts who share our global commitment to rigorous curricular development, long-term faculty mentoring, institutional anchoring, and sustainability. Our council is guided by the Terms of Reference adopted in 2017.
Sun Zhongqui
Scientist
AFIP
China
Rizaldi Boer
Director
CCROM-SEAP
Indonesia
Lucie Temguoa
University of Dschang
Cameroon
Francois Hiol Hiol
Director
CRESA
Cameroon
Liu Yingchun
Scientist
FCAMC
China
Advisory Board
Our Advisors work to ensure we maximize the real-world impact of our training programs. The Advisory Board was formed in 2016 and issued its first recommendations in 2017.
Ralph Keeling
Chairman
The Carbon Institute
United States
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
Minister of State for Environment Emeritus
Peru and COP20 President
Yan Hongwei
Section Chief
State Forestry Administration
China
Yonny Koesmaryono
Vice Rector for Academic and Students Affairs
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
Hannes Böttcher
Senior Researcher
Energy & Climate for the Öko-Institut
Germany
Xu Zehong
Professor
Academy of Forest Inventory & Planning
China
Guangyu Wang
Assistant Dean
University of British Columbia
Canada
Ramiro Fernandez
Director of Climate Change Fundación Avina
United States
Alex Neidermeier
Program Manager
US Forest Service
United States
Secratariat
Our Secretariat executes our programs and supports the Board, Council, Advisory Board, and our partners.
Anup Joshi
Executive Director
United States
Holden Leslie-Bole
Program Officer
United States
I Muhammad Ardiansyah
CCROM-SEAP
Indonesia
Adi Rakhman
Senior Researcher
CCROM-SEAP
Indonesia
Gao Jinping (高金萍)
Professor
FCAMC
China
Anmin Fu
Senior Engineer
AFIP
China
Wang Wei
Assistant Engineer
AFIP
China
Gito Sugih Immanuel
Research Assistant
CCROM-SEAP
Indonesia
I Wayan Susi Dharmawan
Senior Researcher
CCROM-SEAP
Indonesia
Gladys Siti Hatmanti
Research Assistant
CCROM-SEAP
Indonesia
Affiliates
Our affiliates are adjunct supporters of the Carbon Institute, who provide scientific advice, ideas for new partnerships, and help make all of our environmental impacts bigger and better.
Catherine Martini
COP Support
United States
Patrick Cage
Program Officer
GHGMI
United States
Elsa Cleland
Associate Professor
UCSD
United States
Stuart Standin
Associate Professor
UCSD
United States
Jen Smith
Associate Professor
UCSD
United States
Adrian Borsa
Assistant Researcher
UCSD
United States
Raymond de Callafon
Professor
UCSD
United States
Jonathan Shurn
Professor
UCSD
United States
Lyall Bellquist
PhD Student
UCSD
United States
Ilkay Altintas
PhD
UCSD
United States
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