Loren Blackford
Investment Committee Chair, Sierra Club Foundation
Loren is the past President of the Sierra Club and is a member of the Ceres President’s Council and the Rachel’s Network PAC Board. She has worked on sustainable community development with Living Cites (a coalition of banks, foundations and HUD) and LISC, and on international environment and development with the UN NGO Liaison Service. Loren graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School and Oberlin College and lives in New York City. She loves rafting, hiking and farmers markets.
Dan Chu
Executive Director, Sierra Club Foundation
Dan joined the Sierra Club Foundation as Executive Director in November 2016. Previously, he served as the National Director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign, which protects land, waters, and wildlife; keeps dirty fuels in the ground; and connects people with nature outdoors. Dan started his environmental career in the 1980s as a door to door canvasser in Colorado. He and his wife then volunteered with the Peace Corps, assisting farmers in Panama. Upon returning to the U.S., Dan became the Executive Director of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation and then the national Vice President for regional programs at the National Wildlife Federation. Dan holds a Master’s of Science from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor’s of Science from Michigan State University. Dan currently serves on the board of the Confluence Philanthropy, a community of foundations, donors, and investors who are committed to maximizing their social and environmental impact.
Neha Bhatia Ramdas
VP of Sales, OpenInvest
Previously the Global Head of Sales & Partnerships at Juntos, Neha joins OpenInvest with extensive experience in complex sales and sales management. She has a Masters in Mathematics from Cambridge University (UK) and a Masters in Financial Mathematics from Columbia University (USA).
Annie Tan
Manager of ESG Implementation, Aperio Group
Annie Tan is Manager of ESG Implementation at Aperio Group, where she supervises and manages Aperio’s ESG portfolio management efforts. She also provides analytical support in the research, portfolio management, and trading of client portfolios. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Davis and her Master of Science in Financial Analysis from the University of San Francisco.
Wendy Richards
CEO & Founder, MarTel Advisors, Inc.
As Board Member for a leading European family-held corporation, Ms. Richards is skilled in meeting the unique challenges facing closely-held organizations. As Chief Marketing Officer, she led high-growth teams for institutional investment managers including Makena Capital and Altegris Investments. An experienced McKinsey strategist, Wendy was honored as Fortune's "Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in Europe” for her record of success with AirTouch/Vodafone and HSBC, based in Brussels and London. In her work as Board Director, Strategist and Executive Leadership Coach, Wendy is passionate about aligning strategy, leadership and culture.
