People
Accelerator team
Stanford Sustainability Accelerator is co-led by a faculty director and an executive director. Our core team of professional staff manages operations, runs our competitive project selection process, and provides resources and support to faculty and research teams.
Yi Cui
Faculty Director
Charlotte Pera
Executive Director
Yolanda Banks
Grant and Finance Analyst
Timothy Bouley
Managing Director for Biological Sciences, Food, and Agriculture
Jeffrey Brown
Managing Director of Greenhouse Gas Removal and Water
Andrea Gray
Director of Finance and Operations
Daniel Gajardo
Sustainability Technology and Business Analyst
Gemma Guilera Ferre
Managing Director for Climate Adaptation and Planetary Intelligence
Mana Iwata
Sustainability Technology and Business Analyst
Chubing Li
Sustainability Technology and Business Analyst
Katherine Li
Sustainability Technology and Business Analyst
Rachael Madison
Fellowship Program Manager
Gabby Magana
Administrative Associate
Brenda Maldonado
Administrative Associate
Michael Mastrandrea
Director of Policy
Jennifer Milne
Associate Director for Advanced Research Projects
Kristin O'Brien
Program Coordinator
Michael Wara
Senior Director of Policy
Audrey Yau
Fellowship Director