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Julia co-founded Vaulted and serves as Chief Executive Officer. She brings expertise in carbon removal markets and technologies through time spent investing in the climate tech space as a venture capitalist at Piva Capital. Julia started her career as an early-stage operator in Kenya building a fintech start-up that furthered financial inclusion and international development. Julia holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Adriana is Vaulted’s Executive Vice President of Operations. She began her career at Schlumberger, where over 15 years, she held various positions including Wireline Field Engineer and manager of Cuttings Re-Injection, Water Treatment, and Underbalanced Drilling operations. Subsequently, she dedicated 7 years to Halliburton, leading the Geosciences Group and the Technology Group for Consulting and Project Management. More recently, she served as Oil & Gas Advisor at SAP and took on the role of VP of Strategic Initiatives at Advantek. Adriana holds a degree in Civil Engineering, a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M, and a Data Analytics certification from Rice University.

Chris is Vaulted Deep’s Executive Vice President of Site Development. He brings more than 20 years of experience leading energy infrastructure development, engineering, and large-scale capital projects across the energy and environmental services sectors. Prior to joining Vaulted Deep, Chris served as Senior Vice President of Infrastructure Projects at Milestone Environmental Services, where he led the development of carbon capture and sequestration and environmental infrastructure projects. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership and technical roles at ExxonMobil and XTO Energy, spanning engineering, operations, and commercial development in the U.S. and internationally. Chris holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, and an MBA from London Business School.

Nicola leads Vaulted’s finance team as the VP of Finance. She brings over 20 years of finance experience in the renewable energy infrastructure industry. Prior to Vaulted, she ran a successful fractional CFO consulting practice, served as CFO of Sparkfund, and worked on the $787 million sale of TerraForm Global, a SunEdison yieldco, to Brookfield Asset Management. She began her career at Microsoft in finance. Nicola holds two degrees from UC Berkeley, a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance and a B.A. in Political Economy, and an M.A. in International Economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Bryan is Vaulted’s Head of Commercialization. He brings to Vaulted his experiences as an operator across startups in carbon removal markets, climate fintech, and the renewable energy sector. He began his career as a management consultant, scaling climate technologies in emerging markets with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Bryan holds a B.A. in Global Affairs from Yale University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MPP from Harvard Kennedy School.

Alex is Vaulted Deep’s Vice President of External Affairs. He brings extensive experience leading government affairs, regulatory strategy, communications, Indigenous relations, and stakeholder engagement across the energy, infrastructure, and critical minerals sectors. Prior to joining Vaulted, Alex served as Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs at Albemarle, where he helped advance policy and regulatory initiatives supporting domestic supply chains and the energy transition. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership positions at TC Energy and in state government. Alex earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of South Carolina. 

Julia co-founded Vaulted and serves as Chief Executive Officer. She brings expertise in carbon removal markets and technologies through time spent investing in the climate tech space as a venture capitalist at Piva Capital. Julia started her career as an early-stage operator in Kenya building a fintech start-up that furthered financial inclusion and international development. Julia holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Omar’s 25-year career sits at the intersection of the global energy, chemicals, and climate-tech industries. Prior to co-founding Vaulted, he founded and led Advantek, a TPG-backed industrial waste management company, where he now serves as Executive Chairman. Advantek developed the technology being commercialized by Vaulted, and applies it to other industrial waste challenges. He also advises or has invested in a dozen early-stage companies and venture funds. Omar has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Matt Eggers is a technology and business leader with extensive experience in sales, marketing, finance, product, and operations. He joined Prelude Ventures as Managing Director in 2023, following his role as a partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures. With almost 20 years in climate tech, Matt has held key roles at Sunrun, Tesla, and Bloom Energy. His broader career includes roles at Genentech, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, and Yardi Systems. He holds a B.S. in Molecular Biology from Duke University and an MBA from Stanford. Additionally, he serves on the Board at the Duke University Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment.

Ryan Orbuch is a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital and leads the firm’s work in carbon removal. Prior to joining Lowercarbon, Ryan led Stripe’s industry-leading carbon removal procurement program. Considered by many as a global authority on CDR, Ryan has likely met with more teams in this space than anyone in the world. With a deep and unique understanding of the science behind a vast range of carbon removal approaches, backing from Ryan and the Lowercarbon team is a major validation of Vaulted’s technology. Previously, Ryan was a startup founder, software engineer, and product manager. He is based in San Francisco.

Steve has worked as a board member, private equity advisor and CEO over three decades in public, private, and private equity backed organizations. His career spans a wide range of sectors, most recently in environmental services. Steve studied chemical engineering with additional executive education from the Columbia Business School. The bulk of his education, however, has come from the successes and failures of leading rapid change in complex environments.

Jules brings decades of leadership experience spanning energy, business, and climate finance. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, having previously been a founding Commissioner. Prior to this, he served as CEO of Bridge Carbon, CEO of RMI, and founding CEO of the European Climate Foundation. Jules spent the first 20 years of his career in the private sector, including nearly a decade at Shell and an early career at McKinsey & Company. He also previously served as a member of the Dutch Parliament.

Jane has an extensive background across energy, climate technology, investment, and entrepreneurship. She currently serves as Managing Partner of WovenEarth Ventures and is the Founding Partner of MAP Energy. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Fervo Energy, a leading geothermal energy company. Jane has served as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s School of Engineering since 1991. She holds an MBA and a Master’s degree in Applied Earth Science from Stanford University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Sciences from UC Santa Barbara.