Sustainability Lunch Series: Smart Climate Solutions, with Carolyn DuPont (MBA '16)

by Sustainability Initiative

Community Sustainability

Thu, Oct 21, 2021

11:45 AM – 12:35 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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How can technology be used to make better decisions about natural resource management? At Upstream Tech, MIT Sloan grad Carolyn DuPont (MBA '17) works at the intersection of conservation, innovation, and investing to enable high-impact environmental solutions for a changing planet. Join the Sustainability Initiative and the MIT Energy and Climate Club for a fireside chat with Carolyn on her work and the field of climate tech.

Reminder: Only MIT COVID Pass holders can attend in-person (and are encouraged to do so!).
Food Provided (All food at our events is vegetarian. Due to COVID protocols, you will pick up food on the way out of the event instead of before.)

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Carolyn DuPont

Head of Growth and Partnerships

Upstream Tech

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyndupont/

Carolyn works at the intersection of conservation, innovation, and markets. At Upstream Tech, she uses technology to accelerate the pace and scale of investments in land conservation, farms, fresh water, and forests. 

Upstream Tech leverages satellite data and machine learning to enable its partners—conservation organizations, government agencies, and companies—to plan for high-impact environmental investments and monitor existing conservation projects on land and water. 

Carolyn holds a dual MBA/MPA from MIT Sloan and the Harvard Kennedy School. At MIT Sloan, she earned Sloan Social Impact Fellowships and a Sustainability Certificate. As co-president of the Sloan chapter of Net Impact, Carolyn was instrumental in launching the now vibrant impact investing community at the school. She also served as director of finance and fundraising for the MIT Sustainability Summit "Coastal Cities, Sustainable Futures". 


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