Team

BOYD COHEN, Ph.D., CEO

Boyd is a sustainable entrepreneur in residence at Simon Fraser University and the co-author of a forthcoming book with Hunter Lovins, entitled, Climate Capitalism. He is a serial green entrepreneur with recent projects including 3rdWhale Mobile (www.3rdwhale.com), Recollective Consulting (www.recollective.ca) and Visible Strategies (www.visiblestrategies.com). He's a LEED-accredited professional and consulted on the Athlete's Village for 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Boyd spent nearly 10 years in academia where he taught and researched sustainable entrepreneurship from Spain to Central America and finally Canada.  He's an avid snowboarder and mountain biker.

 

ELIZABETH OBEDIENTE, M.Sc., PRESIDENT

Elizabeth, originally from Venezuela, applies her educational training and experiences in project identification, financial and technical feasibility analysis, and project development skills to the carbon sector in Latin America. Prior to working in carbon, she spent 10 years as a Petroleum Engineer after completing her Master’s of Geology and Bachelor’s degree in engineering in Venezuela. She worked with Repsol, a Spanish Oil & Gas multinational, where she conducted economic analysis and risk assessments and developed strategies and supported business plans for new and existing oil and gas fields. In her capacity as a Senior Engineer for Repsol, she managed more than 100 million US$ in oil and gas projects.  Elizabeth is completing a Diploma in Climate Change and Kyoto on scholarship through the Organization of American States.

 

PEDRO CAMANHO, CARBON ANALYST

Originally from Brazil, Pedro speaks Spanish, English and Portugese, an important asset  to CO2IMPACT.  He previously worked for Cantor CO2, one of the largest full services carbon companies in Latin America, in Brazil.  Pedro received his degree in Global Resources at UBC and was the founder of the UBC Alternative Energy Club.  Pedro assists CO2IMPACT with our baseline methodologies and our documentation work (PINs/PDDs).