Our mission is to scale the carbon market

GCMU wants to unlock capital for carbon projects with robust public-purpose market infrastructure

Governance

GCMU is a mission-driven company fully owned by the GCMU Governing Council, an independent 501(c)(3) with a mission to promote robust and fair practices in carbon markets.

The Governing Council’s oversight ensures that the GCMU acts as a public utility that prioritizes climate impact over profit.


Funders

GCMU is funded through an investment from its Governing Council which is philanthropically supported by Three Cairns Group and Bloomberg Philanthropies.


Board of Directors

  • Mark Gallogly

    Co-founder and Managing Principal,
    Three Cairns Group

  • Mary Schapiro

    Vice Chair,
    Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

  • Chris Canavan

    Chief Executive Officer,
    Global Carbon Market Utility


Meet the team

  • Chris Canavan

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Blaga Lund

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Shi Min Tan

    Managing Director, Head of Policy, Standards and Regulatory Affairs

  • Monica Greco

    Chief of Staff

  • Ken Abe

    VP of Engineering

  • Lara Agulto

    Project Manager, Executive Assistant

  • Cesar Cappetto

    Senior Software Engineer

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    James Closser

    Associate

  • Maggie Holloway Profile Photo

    Maggie Holloway

    Project Manager, Executive Assistant

  • Diego Javier Battocchio

    Senior Software Engineer

  • Xiaotong Li

    Senior Software Engineer

  • Cristian Olander

    Associate

  • Valentin Paz Marcolla

    Senior Software Engineer

  • Patrick Quinn

    Principal Product Manager