We can regenerate the future, together.
Meet the folks creating the global shift to regeneration.
Meet the Board leading major decisions and movement within the Foundation.
Meet the network of organizations maintaining integrity, democracy, and transparency in our model.
CORE TEAM
Christian Shearer
Christian Shearer has been working in ecological agriculture for the past 15 years. Much of that time was spent working with farmers in SE Asia. As a co-founder and CEO of Regen Network, he combines his whole-systems project management experience with his passion for transformation of our social systems.
Dr. Gisel Booman
Science Team
Dr. Booman leads the integration process between the Ecological State Protocols (ESP) development and the current state of remote sensing and GIS. Her background includes a PhD in Landscape Ecology, career as a biologist, university professor for 7 years, and extensive knowledge in hydrological modeling and spatial statistics. She loves detecting or discovering patterns from large scale analysis of multiple variables in GIS.
Brecht Deriemaeker
Science Team
Brecht is a seasoned field engineer with a love for appropriate technology, previously with The Blueprint Alliance. He has a strong focus on systems design and rapid iterative testing, and an MS in both Electromechanical Engineering and Industrial & Product Design.
Daniel Swid
Designer / Developer
Daniel has contributed to the foundational success of 5 technology startups and has worked in Silicon Valley, Israel, and Asia Pacific. At VMware R&D he founded the prototyping practice and has a gift for scaling and accelerating early stage teams.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gregory Landua
CEO of Regen Network Development
Gregory is CEO of Regen Network, co-author of Regenerative Enterprise and co-creator of the 8-forms of capital framework. Gregory is a Regenerative Agriculture Practitioner and farmer. As co-founder and CEO of Terra Genesis International, he has helped grow an ecosystem of organizations dedicated to regenerative agriculture.
Will Szal
Economics at Regen Network
For the past ten years, Will has been working and learning in the local food and local economy space. As a graduate of the Learn to Farm Program at the Farm School, he helped start the University of Massachusetts Permaculture Project and the Slow Money group PVGrows.
Dorn Cox
Co-Founder of FarmOS, Research Director at Wolfe's Neck Center
Dr. Dorn Cox, PhD, is the Research Director for the Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, and Founder of FarmOS and the Farm Hack community. Dr. Cox was recognized in 2018 by the National Association of Conservation Districts with the inaugural Hugh Hammond Bennet award for excellence in conservation. Active in the U.S. Soil Health movement, he speaks regularly nationally and internationally about participatory science, open agricultural knowledge exchange, soil health, and regenerative agriculture. He is passionate about the potential for open source agriculture to accelerate innovation and quantify environmental services.
Amanda Joy Ravenhill
Executive Director of Buckminster Fuller Institute, Co-Founder of Project Drawdown
Amanda Joy Ravenhill is Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute and an active member of the international community focused on addressing imminent global challenges. She previously held the role of Co-Founder and Executive Director of Project Drawdown, a comprehensive plan to reverse global warming .Ravenhill is driven by her experience living and working internationally as well as her enthusiasm to integrate art and science.
CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
BUCKMINSTER FULLER INSTITUTE
Proudly Sponsored by BFI
A leading innovation hub for 30 years now, BFI is dedicated to catalyzing transformative solutions to complex global problems through design thinking and education.
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As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, BFI serves a critical role for Regen Foundation as our official fiscal sponsor, as a Board Member of Regen Foundation, and as a co-development partner of the regenerative movement.