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Our Team

We have experts from leading institutions worldwide working together to ensure the mission's success.

We are grateful to the supporters who made this project possible.

  • Arnold Ventures
  • The Audacious Project
  • Ballmer Group
  • D N Batten Foundation
  • The Benificus Foundation
  • Bezos Earth Fund
  • Christina and Jeffrey Bird
  • Builders Vision
  • Catena Foundation
  • The Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation
  • The Children's Investment Fund Foundation
  • J and Suzanne Crandall
  • Rachel Crane
  • John S. Curry
  • Aart de Geus and Esther John
  • Duff & Phelps Charitable Foundation
  • Tony Fadell
  • Global Methane Hub
  • Google
  • Bev Grant
  • Heising-Simons Family Fund
  • Barbara and Amos Hostetter
  • King Philanthropies
  • The Lemelson Foundation
  • Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
  • Julie and Ian McGuire
  • The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
  • New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
  • Charles M. Nunzio
  • Bill and Susan Oberndorf Foundation
  • Pat and Patti O'Donnell
  • Signe Ostby and Scott Cook
  • The Parke Family
  • Quadrivium Foundation
  • Robertson Foundation
  • Ted and Linda Schlein
  • Skoll Foundation
  • Skyline Foundation
  • Three Cairns Group
  • Three Graces Foundation
  • Valhalla Foundation
  • Andrew W. Verhalen
  • Sue Wagner and Neal Leonard
  • Zegar Family Foundation
  • Anonymous Donors

Meet the team

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Lisa Fullerton
Senior Manager, Operations, MethaneSAT

Lisa helps oversee the daily management and operations of MethaneSAT. She has fifteen years of experience managing a wide variety of projects in the science and technology space. Before joining MethaneSAT, Lisa worked with the National Science Foundation and National Science Board, and most recently, Environmental Defense Fund.

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Shauda Islam
Project Manager, MethaneSAT Mission Impact

Shauda plays a pivotal role in increasing operational efficiency across teams and ensuring clear communication and coordination within EDF, MethaneSAT, and our partners. She helps keep EDF teams in sync on product strategy and data production, along with developing ways to measure the success and impact of MethaneSAT. She serves as the primary point of contact for all inbound communications and helps provide valuable insights that drive improvement and effectiveness of MethaneSAT products and value proposition.

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Lauren Showalter
Senior Manager, MethaneSAT Data Production

Lauren’s work focuses on the management of the data lifecycle and ensuring data is well documented and available for public use. Previously she worked at Axiom Data Science and the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine with a focus on making data available from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Matt Welch
Manager, Office of Science & Innovation

Matthew Welch (he/him) coordinates calendars, global travel, and provides executive-level support. He has over a decade’s experience with environmental NGOs.