Mission

Clayton is a widely published climate economist focused on carbon markets. Clayton leverages his academic background to create innovative policy designs and achieve consensus among disparate stakeholder groups. Clayton has extensive experience across academic, government, nonprofit, and financial sectors. Clayton serves as Executive Director of the Carbon Quality Lab, Advisory Board Member of the Gro-Kepos Carbon Barometer, and Board Member at Earthshot Now. Clayton is a proud recipient of the low-income high-ability “Pathway to Success” scholarship and is strongly committed to ensuring that climate policies benefit disadvantaged communities. He holds an A.S. from Monroe Community College, B.S. from Cornell University, M.S. from UC Berkeley, and is completing his PhD at UC Berkeley. [Google Scholar]. Contact: clayton@elevateclimate.com

Alicia began her career as an attorney in the climate change and white collar practices of top-5 U.S. law firms prior to co-founding Elevate Climate. Her collective experience includes drafting and analyzing legal frameworks for carbon pricing, environmental commodities, and GHG reporting, working with stakeholders to understand and shape views on climate policy, advising on the mechanics of carbon markets, drafting ESG disclosures and internal governance policies, and structuring / diligencing transactions, among others. Alicia is also a trained facilitator and mediator, and belongs to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s independent mediation roster where she has supported the deployment of environmental justice grant funding in Vallejo, CA. Alicia brings with her practice a strong grounding in human rights, having studied and contributed to various human rights efforts, primarily through her work with Stanford University, Oxfam America, and Human Rights Watch (Guatemala) and as a Stanford Human Rights Fellow for UNICEF (Egypt). Alicia received a B.A. from Stanford University in International Relations and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Contact: alicia@elevateclimate.com

Cheryl recently left the California Air Resources Board (CARB) after eight years of service including three years overseeing the low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), two years as Deputy Director for the Office of Legislative Affairs, and two years as Policy Manager for California Climate Investments, which funds incentive programs through Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. She was previously Senior Project Manager at Atkins North America, Environmental Scientist at AECOM, and Professor at San Diego State University. Cheryl holds a joint Ph.D. from UC-Davis and San Diego State University, a M.A. from Boston University, and a B.Sc. from the University of Michigan.