As an engagement manger with GHV, Chase works with partners to develop and implement strategies for investment and advocacy in Climate and Agriculture. In this portfolio, Chase has supported partners including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Climate Adaptation Advocacy Partner Network and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

Chase has more than 10 years of experience in climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as expertise in strategy, policy, and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to GHV, Chase worked with the World Bank to advise teams across several sectors on climate risk and resilience, and with boutique strategy firms to provide expertise on climate mitigation and adaptation in food systems to clients that included the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and GAIN.

Chase has a master’s degree in sustainable urban planning from George Washington University and a BS from Florida State University. He currently lives in Portland Oregon. Outside of work, he can be found playing the piano or exploring the Pacific Northwest with his dog, Wolfgang.

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Areas of Expertise:

• Climate change

• Food systems

• Strategy

• Stakeholder engagement

• Network coordination

• Project management