We're an impact-oriented team of systems thinkers and doers, working to collaboratively build emerging fields.

Spark accelerates emerging climate mitigation and adaptation approaches, focusing on new ideas and research that are currently under-addressed and under-resourced, but potentially high-impact. We work with scientists, policymakers, and peer organizations to support the growth of fields with potential for limiting warming, managing Earth systems risk, and helping repair the climate.

Our Team

Erika Reinhardt

Executive Director, Co-founder, Board Director

David Mann, Ph.D.

Head of Strategy, Co-founder, Board Director

Phil Duffy, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist

Laura Adams

Chief of Staff

Eric Davidson, Ph.D.

Principal Scientist

Charles Brooke

Program Lead, Livestock Enteric Methane Mitigation

Ben Poulter, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Greenhouse Gas Feedbacks

Ilissa Ocko, Ph.D.

Senior Climate Scientist

Katrine Gorham, Ph.D.

Program Manager, Atmospheric Methane Research

Danielle (Danie) Potocek, Ph.D.

Natural Systems Scientist

Ryan Price

US Policy Manager

Magdalena (Maggie) Masello, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Scientist, Livestock Enteric Methane Mitigation

Martin Wolf, Ph.D.

Engagement Manager, Atmospheric Methane Research

Sam Abernethy, Ph.D.

Scientist, Atmospheric Methane Research

Paige Brocidiacono (Brown)

Project Manager, Atmospheric Methane Research

Barrett Olafson

Project Manager, Livestock Enteric Methane Mitigation

Jasmine Woods

Operations Associate

Advisors

Remi Bouteille

Co-founder, Advisor

Remi is passionate to discover and scale a wide array of solutions to ensure a stable climate. Remi is also the co-founder and Strategic Advisor for the Climate Pathfinders Foundation, and instigated the formation of Carbon Gap and The Climate Map. Remi spent 20 years at JPMorgan Chase as Deputy CIO and CRO of the hedge fund business. He has a Science and Engineering BA from the University of Paris VI and a double MBA from UMass and Neoma.

Cooper Rinzler, Ph.D.

Founding Advisor, Board Director

Cooper is a technologist, entrepreneur, and investor with a history of building and leading teams to develop and commercialize technologies in early stage ventures. He has a background in methane mitigation as both an investor and operator. He brings a strong impact- and roadmap-driven frame to everything he does. Cooper is also an ARPA-E reviewer, ambassador for Activate, and was an early advisor to the Prime Coalition. He has more than 100 climatetech-related patent filings. Cooper is a Hertz Fellow with a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT and a joint AB in Physics and Engineering Physics from Harvard University.

David Koweek, Ph.D.

Board Director

David Koweek, PhD is Chief Scientist at Ocean Visions, where he is responsible for ensuring scientific accuracy and integrity. David is trained as a marine and Earth system scientist. He has led and participated in field expeditions all across the world, including on the Great Barrier Reef, the Ross Sea, the California coast, the Sargasso Sea, and natural carbon dioxide vents off Italy. An expert in evaluating the potential of various ocean solutions, David is a frequent participant in research conferences and expert-level panels, including recent panels for the Energy Futures Initiative, and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His scholarly works have been published in top-tier journals, including Nature. Prior to his role with Ocean Visions, David was a postdoctoral research scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.S. from Brown University.