Matt Lappé has over 20 years of experience advancing climate solutions through work in research, advocacy, and philanthropy. He is the executive director of Conscience Bay Research, the philanthropic arm of Conscience Bay Company. Through grant making, research, strategic partnerships, and policy development, Conscience Bay Research focuses on climate solutions in the sectors of real estate, agriculture, and ecological systems. Before his role at Conscience Bay, Matt served as senior climate strategist for Boulder County, where he was responsible for securing funds and advancing initiatives to meet the county’s ambitious climate goals.
In an earlier chapter, he was the executive director of Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE), a national nonprofit that built the country’s largest youth climate advocacy network. Matt received BS and MS degrees from Stanford University’s Earth Systems program, and his MBA from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder. Earlier in his career, Matt led climate change field research throughout Patagonia, Vietnam, and Cambodia, and spent two years teaching high school science in rural Northern California.
