Ben Parkhurst

Ben Parkhurst has a strong background in environmental and climate-related work experience. Ben started their career at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, where they worked as an Agricultural Carbon Research Assistant. Their responsibilities included synthesizing scientific information and contributing to the development of policy and protocols for agricultural GHG mitigation.

Ben then worked at the Defenders of Wildlife as a Conservation Economics Intern, where they analyzed survey data and performed econometric analysis to provide policy recommendations. This work contributed to the report "Payments for Ecosystem Services: A California Rancher Perspective".

Ben also gained experience at Duke University as a Research Assistant for the Duke Carbon Offset Initiative, where they evaluated forest carbon offset methodologies and protocols and assessed the feasibility of forest carbon offset projects.

Ben further joined the Climate Action Reserve as a Forest Project Protocol Intern, collaborating with the Director of Forestry to improve resources for the forest project protocol. Ben developed detailed instructions and guidance for various aspects such as wood products reporting and biomass estimation.

Ben's most recent experience was at Anew, where they served as the Vice President - Technical Development of Natural Climate Solutions. Ben oversaw the analysis and development of natural climate solution market opportunities and provided environmental and financial analyses for forest carbon modeling projects.

Overall, Ben Parkhurst's work experience demonstrates their expertise in environmental policy, forest carbon modeling, climate solutions development, and economic analysis.

Ben Parkhurst attended the University of Wyoming from 2004 to 2009, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environment and Natural Resources. Ben then went on to Duke University from 2009 to 2011, where they pursued a Master of Environmental Management and a Master of Forestry, although the specific degree names were not mentioned.