The Team

Jonathan Rincon Lopez

Executive Director

Jonathan oversees administration, programs management, and strategic planning to support the mission of the Economy Zero Group

Oksana Nikitenko

Communications Manager

Oksana ensures that our work and messaging is communicated effectively

Sergio Atehortua-Gomez

Editor

Sergio forms part of the Decarb Digest team, working on the delivery of our newsletter and planning for its growth

Paul Belinga

Director of Operations & Partnerships

Paul optimizes how we operate, and connects us to those doing adjacent or complimentary work

Helia Mokhber

Editorial Manager

Helia oversees the quality, development, and delivery of our newsletter

Sheetal Vemannagari

Decarbonization Analyst

Sheetal Vemannagari is a Decarbonization Analyst for Economy Zero Group, and will be primarily contributing to our technical briefs and country profiles

Sohailia Saywack

Director of Development

Sohailia plans for our organization's growth and how to get there

Matthew Kerner

Community of Practice Manager

Matthew brings our community of professionals working on decarbonization across the globe together, and plans for it's growth

Kaden Gulamani

Community of Practice Coordinator

Kaden connects new contributors to our global decarbonization network and supports the growth of EZG’s knowledge-sharing community

Meet past founding members

Economy Zero Group has been a collective effort from it's inception. Meet some of the other founding members that helped shape the organization, and who we are lucky to count on for continued advice.

Giancarlo Da-Ré

Co-Founder | Director of Policy, Justice & Public Safety at the Office of the Premier of Ontario

Giancarlo was an original co-founder of the Economy Zero Group and served as the group's first-ever Editorial Director, setting up our bi-weekly newsletter, The Decarb Digest.

Jun Park

Co-Founder | Methodology and Research Analyst at EcoVadis

Jun was an original co-founder of the Economy Zero Group and served as the inaugural Director of Research and Design. Our research approach, and our look and feel owe a lot to Jun.

Mycala Gill

Founding Advisor | Manager of Research & Knowledge at the Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth

Mycala served as an invaluable advisor through the original structuring and strategy for The Decarbonomics Initiative, and later the Economy Zero Group. She also helped us connect our work to the broader world of development