Linda Kelly

Linda is a business development and management professional with over 30 years of experience in developing and growing partnerships that result in long-term relationships and expanded revenue results. Linda joined ClimeCo after serving as SVP of Programs and Partnerships at Carbonfund.org for twelve years, where she developed and nurtured flagship programs with corporate clients that resulted in the reduction of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2e.

At ClimeCo, Linda serves as SVP – GHG Markets, where she is responsible for developing and maintaining business partnerships to expand the organization’s relationships and support a broad portfolio of carbon emission offset projects and ESG consulting services. She is passionate about working with business partners of all sizes to ensure that ClimeCo’s programs meet their climate change mitigation and sustainability objectives. Linda also manages the Certified Carbonfree Products Program, which is part of the Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly Initiative.

Linda holds a Master of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School, magna cum laude, as well as undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Economics. A native of Austin, Texas, Linda is an active member of various environmental organizations and served on the board of her local food cooperative, and she volunteers for various community organizations in Central Vermont.