Behind the Forest

We’re a unique mix of foresters, scientists, technology experts, and creative communicators. We’re brought together by a shared commitment to help solve climate change and leave behind a living planet for the next generation.
Yishan Wong
Founder & CEO
Engineer and climate activist. Specializes in rapid growth tech impact. Ex-engineer at PayPal, Facebook. Ex-CEO of Reddit.
Yishan Wong
Damien Kuhn
VP of Forestry Partnerships & Development
Working for a better world for both nature and human beings. Former UN forest/climate expert and COO of Kinomé.
Damien Kuhn
Ethan Cary
VP of Product Development
Leads construction and deployment of on-site forest tech. Ex-engineer at Matterport, PayPal, and eBay.
Ethan Cary
Yee Lee
VP of Growth & Capital Markets
Engineer and product designer. Ex-Facebook, Google, TaskRabbit, Skype, and PayPal.
Yee Lee
Berry Kennedy
VP of Operations
Ex-Uber Eats, Built.
Berry Kennedy
Jonathan Kim
VP of Climate Impact
Helps people achieve their climate goals. Tech entrepreneur, storyteller, and Hawaiʻi kamaʻāina.
Jonathan Kim
Prem Lalvani
Chief Financial Officer
Focused on carbonomics, the economics of scaling forests, and the future of finance. Ex-Advest, William Blair, and SFG.
Prem Lalvani
Margaret Morales
VP of Communications & Marketing
Writer, reader, learner, maker. Working to inspire a positive climate future.
Margaret Morales
Aubrey Vella
Head of People
Focused on attracting, growing, and retaining amazing talent. Building a great working environment so employees can do their best. work.
Aubrey Vella
Ricky Fong
General Counsel
Manages legal risks as we build and scale. Aligns legal and business strategic objectives. Ex-fintech lawyer, startup builder, and investor.
Ricky Fong
Huey Lin
Special Projects
Executive liaison and ad hoc Swiss army knife, always ensuring we can tackle our toughest problems. Ex-PayPal, Affirm, and Flexport.
Huey Lin
Marian Chau
Head of Seed Banking
Seed, ecology, and biodiversity scientist. Founder of IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group. Botany PhD. He haumana mau loa o ka ʻāina.
Marian Chau
Victoria Meyer
Head of Carbon Science
Forest biomass expert, combining field data and remote sensing. Environmental science PhD. Former Jet Propulsion Laboratory researcher.
Victoria Meyer
Shobha Maharaj
Science Director
Shobha Maharaj
Johannes Seidel
Head of Forestry
Plants resilient and beautiful forests that cool the planet and feed its communities.
Johannes Seidel
Jeff Wright
Senior Forester
Leads development of financially successful, sustainably managed planted forests. DPhil in tropical forestry. Has worked in 50+ countries.
Jeff Wright
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