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TEAM

OUR TEAM

We are award-winning scientists, indigenous researchers, serial entrepreneurs, climate finance experts, and conservationists.

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TEAL BROWN ZIMRING

Executive Director

BETH SHAPIRO

Co-Director - Science

Co-Director - Science

Co-Director - Science

Community + Partnerships

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MARY LOUISE GIFFORD

Commercial + Policy

Design + Innovation

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Admin + Operations

OUR FELLOWS

Lab to Land Fellows will conduct collaborative research, participate in key gatherings, and author peer-reviewed publications to explore specific challenges in delivering biotechnology to wildlands climate resilience - effectively and ethically.

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IFI Fellow

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ULISES ESPINOZA

IFI Fellow

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IFI Fellow

Fellow, Fire Resilient Soil

Innovative Genomics Institute

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OUR PARTNERS

OUR BOARD

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HARI BALASUBRAMANIAN

HARI BALASUBRAMANIAN

MELINDA KLEIGMAN

Vice Chair, Lab to Land Board

STEVE SCHWARTZ

Chair, Lab to Land Board

CAITLIN SPARKS

ALEX WEGMANN

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ALEX WEISBERG

ADVISORS

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FEDERICA DIPALMA

ILAN GUR

MIKE MAY

CARL PALMER

ERIK SWAN

JULIE SWAN

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MARK ZIMRING

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