Building trust in carbon removal

Eamon founded Isometric in 2022 to introduce trust into the carbon removal industry. He is an expert in creating trust-building infrastructure, having previously founded Onfido, a digital identity verification company that helps the financial services industry prevent fraud and onboard customers with confidence. He built the organization to over 500 employees before leaving to found Isometric. Onfido has verified over 500 million identities globally and prevented over 21 million fraud attempts.

As CEO of Isometric, Eamon is responsible for setting and overseeing execution of the company’s strategic plan. He has line management responsibility for all members of the Leadership team.

Ellie was the VP People at Onfido where she helped scale the organization from 10 to 400 people. She is a certified Executive Coach (accredited by the International Coaching Organisation).

At Isometric, Ellie is responsible for overseeing human resources, including recruitment, training and employee onboarding.

Lukas was previously Global Head of Expansion at Wise, which he expanded into dozens of new markets, including Japan, Singapore, and Canada. He also worked as a Senior Civil Servant in the UK Government from 2019 - 2023, leading international trade negotiations.

At Isometric, Lukas is responsible for leading the Expansion and Policy teams. This includes oversight of all commercial partnerships, as well as policy engagement and government relations.

Ola has over a decade of experience in senior engineering roles, including at VP-level, at Shopify, Onfido and Pollen. In 2014, Ola founded a non-profit focussed on technology education, with over 30,000 women participating from around the world.

At Isometric, Ola is responsible for leading our engineering team. This includes responsibility for setting and overseeing execution of the company’s technology roadmap.

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Sophie holds a Ph.D. in Carbon Removal from the University of Oxford, where she worked on a thesis assessing the response of marine pelagic calcifiers to Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement as a marine Carbon Dioxide Removal technique. Sophie previously worked as a CDR consultant for Stripe (Frontier), Carbon XPRIZE, CEA Consulting and ClimateWorks.

At Isometric, Sophie is responsible for ensuring that rigorous science underpins all of Isometric’s carbon crediting decisions and that the Protocols and Modules are in line with the Isometric Standard.

Adam is a carbon removal scientist completing his Ph.D. at Imperial College London. He previously worked within the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and as a consultant for the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Research & Development Programme (IEAGHG), studying direct air carbon capture.

At Isometric, Adam is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on Direct Air Capture and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage.

Christie graduated with First Class Honors from the University of Cambridge, where she studied Natural Sciences. She has specialized in plant and algae biology, with a particular interest in the use of genetic engineering for developing microbial biotechnology.

At Isometric, Christie supports the day-to-day operations of the Science division, creating efficient processes and project managing new Protocol development.

Ella earned her Ph.D. in geochemistry from Stony Brook University. Prior to joining Isometric, she held a postdoctoral research position at Yale University in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and worked as a research scientist at CREW Carbon, where she led research efforts to develop robust MRV frameworks.

At Isometric, Ella is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on Enhanced Weathering.

Emma is a specialist in life-cycle assessments (LCA) with deep experience in emissions accounting. As a senior climate change consultant at Arup, she reviewed and prepared LCAs for the built environment, ranging from major infrastructure projects through to carbon removal pathways.

At Isometric, Emma is responsible for ensuring quality and robustness of LCA work within Protocol and Module development as well as the carbon crediting process overall.

Jennifer is a civil engineer whose Ph.D. at Stanford focused on coastal ocean observations. Her particular expertise is in building and deploying measurement systems in the natural environment. She has experience in climate risk, sustainable energy and water solutions and modelling, having worked at Jupiter Intelligence, GE and IBM.

At Isometric, Jennifer is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on ocean-based carbon removal methods, including Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement.

Jing is an ocean scientist who earned her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She also brings experience from Google’s Climate & Energy team, where she conducted a global modeling study of ocean alkalinity enhancement.

At Isometric, Jing is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on ocean-based carbon removal methods, including Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement.

Kevin is a biogeochemist who earned his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. During his postdoctoral research at Harvard, he designed experiments to investigate element cycles on scales ranging from cell cultures to the global ocean.

At Isometric, Kevin is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on Enhanced Weathering.

Marya earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan in Interdisciplinary Chemical Sciences with a cognate in Environmental Policy. She then gained practical experience in enhanced weathering (EW) field trials while working in Yale University's Earth and Planetary Sciences Department.

At Isometric, Marya supports the day-to-day operations of the Science division, creating efficient processes and project managing new Protocol development.

Matthew is an economist with expertise in agricultural, environmental, and climate economics. His doctoral work focused on developing new statistical methods to measure climate impacts in agriculture. He holds a Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California at Davis and a Bachelor’s degree in biosystems engineering from Michigan State University. Prior to joining Isometric, Matthew taught and conducted research at Michigan State University.

At Isometric, Matt is responsible for development of the underlying economic modeling required for Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects.

Neil is a researcher with a background in the techno-economic aspects of carbon removal pathways and published written work on the bottlenecks to scaling different removal technologies.

At Isometric, Neil is responsible for sourcing and onboarding new carbon removal suppliers on to the Isometric platform, as well as contributing thought leadership on the development of the carbon removal industry.

Before joining Isometric, Rebecca was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and earned her Ph.D. in Geochemistry from the University of Oxford.

At Isometric, Rebecca is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on Direct Air Capture.

Rhys is an environmental geochemist who has focused on the potential for using alkaline waste materials for large scale CDR. Rhys earned his Ph.D. at Cardiff University.

At Isometric, Rhys is responsible for development of Protocols and Modules to robustly quantify carbon emissions associated with CDR projects, with a particular focus on mining related carbon removal pathways.

Sophie holds a Ph.D. in Carbon Removal from the University of Oxford, where she worked on a thesis assessing the response of marine pelagic calcifiers to Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement as a marine Carbon Dioxide Removal technique. Sophie previously worked as a CDR consultant for Stripe (Frontier), Carbon XPRIZE, CEA Consulting and ClimateWorks.

At Isometric, Sophie is responsible for ensuring that rigorous science underpins all of Isometric’s carbon crediting decisions and that the Protocols and Modules are in line with the Isometric Standard.

Chris spent 8 years as a Product Manager at Palantir, where he played a crucial role in supporting the UK Government with data analysis.

At Isometric, Chris is the Product Manager responsible for the oversight of the Isometric Registry as well as data collection and analysis (for example, data received from suppliers and VVBs).

Emily previously worked as a software engineer at Deliveroo, Snapchat and Voisey. She has actively volunteered in the women in tech space, contributing to initiatives like DjangoGirls, NodeGirls, and CodeFirst: Girls.

At Isometric, Emily works as a full-stack engineer supporting the development and maintenance of the Isometric platform, including the Registry.

Georgie previously worked at Deliveroo, a cybersecurity company (now part of Datadog) and Dija (acquired by GoPuff).

At Isometric, Georgie works as a full-stack engineer supporting the development and maintenance of the Isometric platform, including the Registry.

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Jon is an experienced software engineer, having previously held various engineering and management roles at J.P. Morgan, Huddle, Duffel and WorldRemit.

At Isometric, Jon works as a backend engineer, with a particular focus on the technical architecture of Isometric’s platform, including the Registry.

Junyuan previously worked as a software engineer at Pollen, Cleo and Mixcloud.

At Isometric, Junyuan works as a frontend engineer, with a particular focus on developing and maintaining the technical side of user interface on the Isometric platform, including the Registry.

Konrad previously worked as a software engineer for over 7 years, at companies including  Facebook and Glovo.

At Isometric, Konrad works as a backend engineer, with a particular focus on the technical architecture of Isometric’s platform, including the Registry, as well as internal company tooling and technical processes.

Lawrence previously worked as a software engineer at Pollen.

At Isometric, Lawrence works as a frontend engineer, with a particular focus on developing and maintaining the technical side of user interface on the Isometric platform, including the Registry.

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Mark has a background in software engineering and leadership. He held engineering leadership roles at Skyscanner, and Glovo, and before joining Isometric was a co-founder of a start-up focussed on improving diversity in technology teams.

At Isometric, Mark has people management responsibility for several software engineers and oversees the day-to-day management of the technical roadmap.

Mark is an experienced software engineer. He has worked as a simulation engineer at Ferrari, an applied scientist at Amazon and a computational engineer at ARRIVAL.

At Isometric, Mark works as a backend engineer, with a particular focus on the technical architecture of Isometric’s platform, including the Registry.

Michelle worked in various design leadership roles at ustwo, Beryl, and Intercom, where she led projects focused on growth and AI.

At Isometric, Michelle leads design work for the Isometric platform, ensuring a clear and accessible design across a range of products.

Murtz worked as a product designer at TransferWise (now Wise) and Intercom, as well as a range of user experience freelance roles.

At Isometric, Murtz leads design work for the Isometric platform, ensuring a clear and accessible design across a range of products.

Neef is a creative technologist, having worked as a software engineer at studio ustwo following an early career in biotechnology.

At Isometric, Neef works as a full-stack engineer, developing and maintaining technology across the Isometric platform, including the Registry.

Ola has over a decade of experience in senior engineering roles, including at VP-level, at Shopify, Onfido and Pollen. In 2014, Ola founded a non-profit focussed on technology education, with over 30,000 women participating from around the world.

At Isometric, Ola is responsible for leading our engineering team. This includes responsibility for setting and overseeing execution of the company’s technology roadmap.

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Tomek has over a decade's experience working as a software engineer at companies including Pollen and Optimal Agriculture.

At Isometric, Tomek works as a backend engineer, with a particular focus on the technical architecture of Isometric’s platform, including the Registry.

Charlotte previously led partnerships work at Meta and Google, with a focus on tools supporting freedom of press and democracy.

At Isometric, Charlotte is responsible for sourcing and onboarding new carbon removal suppliers on to the Isometric platform.

David has more than 7 years experience working as an international policy specialist in the UK civil service. Most recently, he was Head of Trade Unit at HM Treasury.

At Isometric, David is responsible for policy engagement and sourcing and onboarding buyers who want to use Isometric’s registry and verification services.

Lukas was previously Global Head of Expansion at Wise, which he expanded into dozens of new markets, including Japan, Singapore, and Canada. He also worked as a Senior Civil Servant in the UK Government from 2019 - 2023, leading international trade negotiations.

At Isometric, Lukas is responsible for leading the Expansion and Policy teams. This includes oversight of all commercial partnerships, as well as policy engagement and government relations.

Neil is a researcher with a background in the techno-economic aspects of carbon removal pathways and published written work on the bottlenecks to scaling different removal technologies.

At Isometric, Neil is responsible for sourcing and onboarding new carbon removal suppliers on to the Isometric platform, as well as contributing thought leadership on the development of the carbon removal industry.

Nick has over 15 years experience in marketing and communications. This includes leadership roles in companies such as Yelp, Wise, and Gusto Wallet.

At Isometric, Nick is responsible for marketing, communications and public relations.

Will started his career as a research assistant at the Brookings Institution studying U.S. health care policy and later worked at Aledade, where he helped build out the Business Intelligence team and also led Aledade’s programme of carbon dioxide removal purchases.

At Isometric, Will is responsible for sourcing and onboarding buyers who want to use Isometric’s registry and verification services.

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Alex previously worked at Barclays, an EdTech accelerator and an M&A team at an Amazon aggregator in Berlin.

At Isometric, Alex supports the CEO directly in relation to company operations, including areas such as recruitment.

Charlotte is an experienced operations manager, having performed a range of operations roles in previous companies, including over 6 years at Onfido.

At Isometric, Charlotte is responsible for a range of company operations, in particular partnering with our external accountancy and legal firms in overseeing finance and legal processes, as well as developing the requisite employee onboarding processes.

Clare graduated from the University of Oxford, where she studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. She then worked as a consultant at a boutique macroeconomics firm.

At Isometric, Clare supports the CEO directly in relation to all personnel and governance matters, including managing investor and board relations. She is also responsible for the Secretariat function for Board and Leadership meetings.

Ellie was the VP People at Onfido where she helped scale the organization from 10 to 400 people. She is a certified Executive Coach (accredited by the International Coaching Organisation).

At Isometric, Ellie is responsible for overseeing human resources, including recruitment, training and employee onboarding.

Shreya is a seasoned carbon auditor with over 12 years of experience in the industry. Before joining Isometric she was VP of Operations at validation and verification body Earthood.

At Isometric, Shreya manages our relationships with independent VVBs, ensuring the verification process runs smoothly and efficiently.

Luke previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS, with a focus on the natural resources sector (critical minerals and energy transition).

At Isometric, Luke supports the CEO's office in relation to company operations.

Eamon founded Isometric in 2022 to introduce trust into the carbon removal industry. He is an expert in creating trust-building infrastructure, having previously founded Onfido, a digital identity verification company that helps the financial services industry prevent fraud and onboard customers with confidence. He built the organization to over 500 employees before leaving to found Isometric. Onfido has verified over 500 million identities globally and prevented over 21 million fraud attempts.

As CEO of Isometric, Eamon is responsible for setting and overseeing execution of the company’s strategic plan. He has line management responsibility for all members of the Leadership team.

Khaled is a partner at Plural Partners. He joined Bigpoint as Chief Games Officer in 2012, taking over a 450 strong department of a fast growing & profitable gaming leader whose titles were played by hundreds of millions of gamers. In a few months he stepped up as CEO to prevent what looked like the end of the group which wasn’t prepared to face the quick rise of social games & mobile games.

He is driven by backing people who refuse to bend their will nor sacrifice their drive to see their vision through against all odds. Fighting for something bigger than oneself to correct an aspect of society that is fundamentally broken & prevents people from living a more meaningful life – lending his experience and reach to help founders, rarely fitting the mould, make their vision true is what keeps him going.

Ryan Orbuch is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital and leads the firm’s work in carbon removal.

Prior to joining Lowercarbon, Ryan helped initiate and led Stripe’s carbon removal procurement program, which is generally regarded as the best in the industry. Ryan developed Stripe’s partnerships with Activate and Deep Science Ventures, and he recruited nearly 20 scientific expert reviewers from research universities around the world to inform Stripe’s carbon removal purchases. He led expert reviews of dozens of carbon removal project applications to select Stripe’s growing portfolio of removal companies, a basket of some of the most compelling carbon removal companies that currently exist.

With visibility into both scientific and practical operational challenges in scaling up carbon removal, Ryan is a trusted advisor to the foremost entrepreneurs and founders working to take CO2 out of the Earth’s carbon cycle.

Ryan joined Stripe as a product manager with a background in software startups, but had long been interested in climate. When Stripe made a commitment in 2019 to purchase carbon removal, Ryan jumped at the chance to finally have an excuse to massively accelerate his learning about the field. Before Stripe, Ryan was a product designer and software engineer. He co-founded Volley, an education software startup, and prior to that, while in high school, Ryan designed Finish, an Apple Design Award-winning productivity app for students.