Navigating Net Zero with Alexia Kelly

Alexia Kelly has worked for more than 18 years at the intersection of policy and finance to address the climate crisis. Alexia is the Managing Director of the Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative (CPMI) at High Tide Foundation. The CPMI accelerates ambitious climate action and capital mobilization through robust rules and guidance for voluntary corporate action and disclosures, and building the next generation of high-integrity carbon and environmental services markets. She currently serves on the Board of the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC VCM) and the Board of the Advanced and Indirect Mitigation Initiative, as well as on the Expert Advisory Group of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI). Prior to joining High Tide Foundation, she served as Director of Net Zero + Nature at Netflix, where she led the company’s inaugural greenhouse gas inventory, renewable energy strategy, Science Based Target and global carbon credit portfolio. Previously, she worked at the U.S. Department of State, where she served as lead negotiator to the UNFCCC on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. She has also held senior roles at the World Resources Institute, The David and Lucille Packard Foundation, The Climate Trust, and in private equity.

Jenny Morgan is a passionate advocate for sustainable change, with deep experience in Corporate Social Responsibility, social and environmental impact, the B Corp Movement, and climate strategy. She specializes in fostering collaboration and helping organizations take meaningful, measurable climate action. As a climate strategist, Jenny has inspired thousands of individuals across sectors, guiding businesses, nonprofits, and individuals toward more sustainable and accountable practices. She has spoken at major events including S&P Global’s Carbon Management Americas, PNW Climate Week, B Corp’s BLD Conference, and Microsoft’s Connect Conference. In her debut book, Cancel Culture in Climate, Jenny explores how polarization, blame, and fear are stalling progress, and offers a hopeful roadmap for building trust, uniting diverse perspectives, and driving collective impact. She believes that empathy and collaboration are our most underrated climate tools, and that the future depends on building bridges, not divides. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Jenny lives with her husband, two children, and two big dogs. She continues to work at the intersection of climate, communication, and community, and welcomes collaboration with those ready to do the same.

Matt Jordan is a Director within the High Tide Foundation’s Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative (CPMI). Matt has been working in climate action for more than 15 years, and has a long track record of envisioning, developing and scaling innovative programs and financing tools that deliver lasting global impact. Matt built CLASP’s Clean Energy Access program from a single small project to an integrated portfolio of technical, research, and market stimulation programs with a coherent, issue-defining theory of change and a global team of more than 20. He co-founded Propel Clean Energy Partners, a consulting firm with clients such as the World Resources Institute, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and the Asian Development Bank. Following their acquisition of Propel’s work and team, Matt served as a Director in RMI’s Global South portfolio and led their global clean energy workforce development initiative. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Colgate University, a Master’s in Public Policy Analysis from the University of California, and a Professional Certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy from Yale University.