Varun Pande

Varun Pande is an accomplished professional specializing in sustainability and environmental impact, currently serving as a Climate Corps Fellow at the Environmental Defense Fund and an Energy and Sustainability Consultant for Grocery Outlet. With extensive experience as an ESG Impact Analyst at Impaakt, Varun prioritized and rated corporate impacts using established reporting frameworks. Previous consultancy roles at Triodos Bank and SHV Energy involved proposing financial products and improving utility logistics. Varun's background includes significant contributions to regenerative agriculture as a Sr. Project Policy Analyst at Wageningen University & Research, and previous experience in business development and research at ofo and the Pacific Institute, respectively. Varun holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA with a concentration in Sustainability from Erasmus University, and is pursuing a postgraduate program in Visual and Media Anthropology focused on Sustainable Urban Design.