Sarah Federman
InvestorSenior Associate at Longitude Capital · Vice President, Landscape Decarbonization at Carbon Direct
Louisville, Colorado, United States
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About
VP of Landscape Decarbonization focused on biodiversity, forest ecology and management, and climate-smart agriculture. Holds a PhD.
Experience
- XPRIZEXPRIZE Brain Trustcurrent2025 — present
- Colorado State UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — present
- Carbon DirectVice President, Natural Capitalcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- Carbon DirectDirector, Landscape Decarbonization2023 — 2024Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Carbon DirectHead of landscape decarbonization & senior scientist2023Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Carbon DirectSenior Scientist2021 — 2023
- PlentySustainability and Strategy Manager2021South San Francisco, California, United States
- PlentyResearch Scientist2019 — 2021South San Francisco, Ca
- AAASUSDA Office of the Chief Scientist, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow2017 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Oak Spring Garden FoundationConsultant2017Upperville, VA
- Yale Law SchoolEarth Justice Consultant with Yale Environmental Protection Clinic2017New Haven, CT & New York, NY
- Yale UniversityDiversity Fellow for the Office of Graduate Student Development and Diversity2016 — 2017New Haven, CT
- Yale UniversityGraduate Student Advisory Board, Title IX2015 — 2017New Haven, CT
- Yale UniversityUndergraduate Thesis Mentor2015 — 2017New Haven, CT
- Yale UniversityGraduate Student2012 — 2017New Haven, CT
- Santa Fe Botanical GardenBotany of a feast2016 — 2017Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
- Yale Law School and NRDCNatural Resources Defense Council Consultant with Yale Environmental Protection Clinic2016New Haven, CT & Beijing
- PHILADELPHIA RETINA ENDOWNMENT FUNDStatistical Consultant2014Consultant
- Yale University & UNEPProgram Assistant, Online Access to Resources in the Environment2010 — 2012New Haven, CT
- Amazon Conservation AssociationPrinceton in Latin America Fellow2009 — 2010Los Amigos Field Station, Madre de Dios, Peru
Skills & more
Molecular geneticsPopulation GeneticsDNA SequencingScience CommunicationData ManagementStatistical ModelingGeographic Information Systems (GIS)MultilingualManaging Offshore TeamsCollaborative Problem SolvingInterdisciplinary CollaborationUniversity Teaching
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Public SpeakingScientific WritingProfessional MentoringSocial JusticeGender EqualityLanguages English · French · Malagasy · Spanish
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Colleagues at Longitude Capital
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Senior Associate at Longitude Capital
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Bethany Chen
Senior Associate at Longitude Capital
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Managing Director at Longitude Capital
Brian Liu
Managing Director at Longitude Capital
Cabreros
Director of Operations & Facilities at Longitude Capital
Callum Gallacher
Business Development Manager at Beringea
Carolyn Helms
Managing Director and CFO at Longitude Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sarah Federman?
- VP of Landscape Decarbonization focused on biodiversity, forest ecology and management, and climate-smart agriculture. Holds a PhD.
- Where does Sarah Federman work?
- Sarah Federman is Senior Associate at Longitude Capital.
- Where did Sarah Federman go to school?
- Sarah Federman studied at Yale University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology); Yale Law School (Coursework in: Environmental Consulting & Environmental Law); Yale School of the Environment (Master’s Degree, population and conservation genetics).
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Also attended Yale University1,007
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Also attended Yale Law School77
Erez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsMichelle GonzalezCorporate Vice President and Global Head of M12Justin SlaughterVP of Regulatory Affairs at ParadigmDavid A. Jones, Jr.Investor at Chrysalis VenturesPeter KellnerManaging Partner of Richmond GlobalJack W. LasersohnGeneral Partner at The Vertical Group
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Also attended Yale School of the Environment16
Lori EllAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesPat BurtisAdvisor at DrivenNoah LernerVice President at Spring Lane CapitalDaniel GeballeManaging Director at SJF VenturesNoah WalkerDirector, Investments at Wollemi CapitalJake ReznickVice President at S2G Investments
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Also attended Barnard College62
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Shared employers
Also worked at Colorado State University28
Peter AdamsFounder and Managing Partner at Rockies Venture Adviser, LlcBraden DeforgeWealth Management Associate at Goalvest VentureSamantha GuinnAnalyst at Novartis Venture FundDuncan CarlsonPrincipal at LowercarbonAaron G.L. FletcherManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Bios PartnersKate DanaherManaging Director at S2G Investments
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Also worked at Plenty10
Akihiko OkamotoInvestor at HeadlineJavier VillamizarAdvisor at AvilaLindsay DaughertyInvestor at Ludlow VenturesKarl KerksiekManaging Director at Endeavor8Chris MasonManaging Director at Treaty OakZack SwaffordFounder at Dart
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