Mission & Vision
The Why
Making progress in climate requires that diverse minds break through silos and collaborate toward effective solutions.
Mission
Seed multidisciplinary climate action through convening a diverse group of leaders
Vision
To fast-track the transition to a just and sustainable future for all.
Our Values
Give-First Mentality
Everyone here operates under the give-first mentality. When everyone does that, true magic happens.
Go Farther Together
Everything we create assumes that we can go farther when we work together, across disciplines, siloes, and geographies. We face hard problems and navigate them together. We feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to Climate Vine and lead with vulnerability from the top down.
Prioritize connection with ourselves, other people, and the environment around us
- Value human & environmental health, understanding how they intertwine
- Every person with the right intentions, regardless of their background, is instrumental to the climate-positive transition. Let’s welcome them fully.
- Build deeper connections
- Have fewer transactional connections
- Focus on more intentional living, communities, and economies
Optimism, Gratitude, & Hope
We celebrate the small and big wins — taking action is a win in and of itself. We support each other through the hard and good times alike, and we remind each other of how lucky we are to be working in this space. We maintain a stubborn optimism, gratitude and hope for the world ahead.
Work Towards a Just Transition
Climate Vine is committed to a just transition that ensures environmental sustainability as well as decent work, social inclusion and poverty eradication. While that may take generations, we’re committed to the process.
Build Long-Lasting Relationships Based on Trust
We prioritize genuine connections and invest time in getting to know fellow members to appreciate their unique perspectives. This also means we practice humility and curiosity, approaching interactions with an open mind and a willingness to learn from others.
Commit to Multidisciplinary Collaboration
We bring our whole selves to the table to produce better collaborations and more thoughtful outcomes. We believe in the power of bringing together individuals and communities with unique perspectives.
Engage with a generous mentality
We have a give-first ethos. We ask how we can be helpful to the other person during every conversation, and actually mean it. And when we all support each other, we’re supported as well.
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Advisors
Chloe Harford
Tech Executive, Board Director, & Advisor
Chloe is a senior product, strategy and business executive with 20 years experience scaling high-growth tech-enabled mission-driven companies across the globe. Chloe’s industry experience spans digital marketplaces, SaaS, B2C, B2B, proptech, fintech and climate tech, with a consistent theme of driving customer-focused growth and monetization. She has a track record of leading cross-functional teams to identify unmet market opportunities, find product-market fit, and build scalable new businesses. Chloe has led companies through all stages of growth from pre-launch startup through IPO to over $2B revenue, including as Zillow founding team member. Chloe currently serves as board director at Roofstock and Overstory, and advisor to innovative product-led companies.
Matt Weiss
Head of Product and Design @ Ezra Climate
Matt leads Product at Ezra Climate where he's helping to build financing programs for climate solutions. Prior to Ezra, Matt spent a decade+ building and leading creative teams at IDEO where he co-founded IDEO CoLab, the firm’s platform for collaborative design between organizations. Matt’s purpose and passion in this work is to take on complex challenges like climate change using the tangibility and speed that prototypes and new ventures can bring to drive change. Prior to IDEO, Matt held several product and technology leadership roles, mostly in financial services and fintech. Matt was CTO at CircleLending (acquired by Virgin), Co-Founder at Boston Logic (acquired by Providence Equity Partners), and led Product for several new offerings at Fidelity.
Julia Sunderland
Advisor
Julia is a seasoned operator with over 20 years of experience in building mission-driven businesses. Currently, she focuses on climate advising and facilitating the transition to a regenerative economy. Julia has held leadership roles in strategy, operations, go-to-market, and finance. She likes to reverse-engineer bold purposes to identify the critical path and create a flywheel of engagement, value creation, and impact. Julia recently co-founded Equitable Earth, a VCM platform dedicated to ending deforestation. Before that, she spent 10 years in leadership roles at Google, including Google Pay, Next Billion Users, and the Finance Organization. Her earlier career includes strategy consulting, private equity diligence, and supply chain innovation.
Meghan Reibstein
Chief Operating Officer @ Gridware.io
As COO of Gridware, Meghan and team are collaborating with utility companies to enhance existing grid assets with cutting-edge technology in an effort to prevent forest fires, reduce utility spend, and ultimately make our grid more resilient. Previously, as the VP of Product at Zillow, she held the pen on the first housing super app integrated product strategy after establishing the Product Operations function. Her leadership of Zillow’s flip to flexible work during Covid-19 was featured in the NYT, Financial Post, and Fortune. Earlier in her career, as an Amazon 'S-team' Technical Advisor and as the global owner of the first Prime Day, she guided the delivery of Amazon's (then biggest) revenue-driving day in history.
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