Unbound Directory: 
The 'Yellow Pages' of CDR

Arnoud de Villegas brings 25 years of leadership experience at the intersection of forestry and environmental stewardship, venture growth, and global finance. As a Partner of Viridian Ecosystems, he leverages this to develop scalable, market-driven solutions that generate sustainable financial returns while enhancing natural assets. Over the past decade, Arnoud has been devoted to scaling reforestation and NBS. As VP of Business Development at Mast Reforestation, a VC-backed reforestation technology company, he spearheaded carbon product originations and led growth-oriented initiatives that propelled the company's influence in reforestation and natural capital markets—from Series A through Series B funding rounds—and secured a place on the CNBC Disruptor 50 and TIME’s Top GreenTech Companies lists, and on the front page of the New York Times. Prior to joining Mast, Arnoud served as COO Cal Forest, the largest independent reforestation stock producer in the American West. Under his leadership, CalForest gained significant market share and produced over 130 million seedlings, meaningfully contributing to large-scale reforestation efforts across the region. Earlier in his career, Arnoud built a strong foundation in global capital markets, raising and managing diverse forms of alternative investment capital in London, New York, and New Delhi. He led equity strategies in the US at Petercam Capital, a $250M fund of hedge funds, co-led India’s first successful SPAC, backed by Hayground Cove, a $1B hedge fund, and managed investments for the Chairman of GEM, a $1.5B VC and PE group. Building on this foundation, he pivoted to reforestation, applying his expertise to scale impact and develop innovative natural capital solutions. Arnoud serves as a Board Advisor to the University of Montana’s National Science Foundation FARTHER Engine. Its mission is to build an economic engine for rural, tribal, and urban communities across Montana and Idaho by advancing nature-based innovations and precision technologies in forests and rangelands. He also serves on the Board of the Model Forest Policy Program, a non-profit empowering rural and indigenous communities to reduce their climate risks and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

MBA candidate @ Columbia Business School // Entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in the food industry - pivoted to CDR in 2023 // Climate Finance/Growth/Strategy

Joseph Kochanski is a sustainability professional with 15+ years' experience working in third-party social and environmental certification programs. His areas of expertise center around carbon dioxide removal crediting programs, social auditing, responsible forestry, and traceability of natural resources, including forest products, seafood, and palm oil. In a multitude of capacities during his career, he has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies on their sustainability goals, particularly around net zero commitments, and the responsible sourcing of natural resources. Hailing from rural Wisconsin, USA, Joseph has a passion for environmental conservation and sustainable practices within agricultural and forestry dependent communities.

Leigh Picchetti is a reputation and brand strategist with more than 20 years’ experience in marketing and communications and nearly a decade of leadership in the areas of cleantech, ESG and the energy transition. Prior to joining CO280, she led marketing for eFuels technology provider and project developer Infinium. She also helped launch the first retail carbon farming program at global agribusiness giant Nutrien. Her experience spans a multitude of industries across corporate, nonprofit and agency settings. Based in the Denver metropolitan area, Leigh has been recognized by the Denver Business Journal as an Outstanding Woman in Business and is a graduate of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation “Leadership Denver” program. She has earned dozens of awards from industry organizations such as Investor Relations Magazine, Ragan, the Public Relations Society of America, the Business Marketing Association, the Cooperative Communicators Association and the National Agri- Marketing Association. Leigh earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership from the University of Denver and holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of Iowa.

I am a Carbon Removal Associate at BeZero Carbon, a global carbon ratings agency. In my role, I lead BeZero's CDR research, including building market-first frameworks for assessing the durability and scalability of different CDR pathways. I also lead business development within CDR, speaking to developers, buyers and intermediaries from across the CDR market.

Corby is Marketing Executive at Unbound Summits, on a mission to increase awareness of the importance of our global CDR gatherings to accelerate the industry to gigaton-scale removal. He's passionate about the power of science & technology to save the planet from climate disaster. Having started his career at the one of the UK's largest science parks, Corby is new to CDR, and is inspired by the innovation and ingenuity of the industry. He loves to meet new people and learn about new segments and projects within CDR, so please reach out if you have any news or want to chat! If you'd like to be featured in an Unbound Showcase on the Carbon or Adapt Unbound LinkedIn channels, please contact Corby at corby@unboundsummits.com for more info.

Biomass Solution has been in renewables and decarbonization space for 16 years with biochar production facility operating in Puerto Rico (via BRi), with biochar and CDR sales completed. Now also working with C2, we are looking for collaborative efforts. We are also looking to place CDR's and other avoidance credits for our projects pipeline.

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I serve as the Direct Air Capture Hubs Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management where I help oversee the DAC Hubs program and work on a variety of other carbon dioxide removal projects. Please get in touch if you would like to learn more about DOE's CDR programming or otherwise engage with us!