OUR MISSION
Holistic Analysis
We offer a broad range of consulting services at the nexus of climate, policy and finance. Our goal is to help stakeholders embrace innovative solutions that can improve the environment and living standards globally.
Our process is informed by data and driven by integrity.
Bianca Taylor
Bianca Taylor is Founder of Tourmaline Group, a boutique consulting firm serving clients at the nexus of climate, energy, policy and business. Previously, Bianca spent 20 years as a sovereign analyst on the buy-side. She holds an MPP from UC Berkeley focused on energy and the environment, and a BA in economics from UC Santa Barbara. She is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, a Fellow of the OpEd Project and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and her views on climate and energy have been published in the Financial Times, Barron’s and The Hill.
Elizabeth Frank - Ideas Architect
Elizabeth Frank is a strategic partner to Tourmaline, serving as Ideas Architect. She helps make complex subjects accessible to audiences and stakeholders in diverse fields. Elizabeth brings over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, and 14 years as the editor for the National Kidney Foundation’s clinical journals. She is a published poet, and has a passion for women’s writing, humanities, social justice and creative non-fiction, and runs her own editing firm, Frank Editing. Elizabeth holds a BA in English from Dartmouth College.
Nikoosh Carlo, PhD - Advisory Board Member
Dr. Nikoosh Carlo is founder and chief strategist at CNC North Consulting. She has extensive experience working to advance community-based solutions to climate change. She helps clients develop a vision for their climate and Arctic priorities, builds momentum to achieve change, and fosters partnerships to drive forward movement. Dr. Carlo has a special interest in advancing initiatives that support climate equity and the health and well-being of Arctic residents and Indigenous peoples. Dr. Carlo previously served as senior advisor for climate and Arctic policy to the Governor of Alaska (2017-18), a senior advisor at the U.S. State Department for the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2015-17), and the executive director of the Alaska Arctic Policy Commission (2013-15).
In 2022, President Biden appointed Dr. Carlo to the United States Arctic Research Commission, an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress on Arctic Research.
Dr. Carlo is Koyukon Athabascan and has deep roots in the Interior Alaska communities of Fairbanks and Tanana, where she was raised. Dr. Carlo received a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California San Diego and a B.S. in psychology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Soji Fanoiki - Advisory Board Member
Soji Fanoiki founded Boinu Capital Partners in 2016 as is responsible for fund sourcing, due diligence, monitoring holdings, and investor relations. Through his unique experience and diverse network, Soji has gained access to the highest quality private equity firms in Africa.
Soji has over 23 years of experience in the asset management business, and is a liason between US based institutional and high net-worth investors and the investment opportunities available in the emerging African markets. He has a BA in economics and business from the University of San Francisco, and holds Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses (currently inactive). He is an avid traveler, and enjoys soccer, basketball, cooking and time with his family.
Maria Jose Hernandez - Advisory Board Member
Maria Jose Hernandez brings over 15 years of experience in economics, public sector fiscal account analysis, and data science. She has worked at the Ministry of Finance in Mexico, Eurasia Group, and the Inter-American Development Bank. Maria Jose holds an MPA from Columbia University where she focused on International Finance and Economic Policy, and a BA in economics and political science from ITAM in Mexico City. She is natively fluent in Spanish and English and proficient in Portuguese.
K.C. Lynch - Advisory Board Member
K.C. Lynch brings over thirty years of experience in financial services where he held senior roles at JP Morgan Chase and Harvest Capital Strategies overseeing strategic growth and operational risk management in alternative investments encompassing hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital. Mr. Lynch has a track record of transforming innovative ideas into profitable business ventures. He builds strong relationships, improves processes, and drives organizational growth through strategic plan implementation. He holds a B.S. in Finance and International Management from Georgetown University, magna cum laude and completed the Comparative Business Policy program at Oxford University.
Jennifer Marlon, PhD - Advisory Board Member
Jennifer Marlon, PhD is a Research Scientist and Lecturer at the Yale School for the Environment and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC). She obtained her PhD and MS in Geography from the University of Oregon. Dr. Marlon uses surveys, experiments, and modeling to understand public perceptions of and responses to rapid environmental changes, particularly related to climate and extreme weather events. She developed the Global Charcoal Database, now an international collaborative effort that houses hundreds of sediment records from lakes, soils, and oceans around the world. Her research has traced the shift from climate to human-driven fire regimes globally and has provided evidence of how wildfires respond to abrupt climate changes in the past. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in journals such as Science, Nature Geoscience, Nature Climate Change and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Marlon co-teaches “Environmental Data Visualization for Communication” in the School of the Environment and “Biology, the World and Us” in Yale College.
Peg Pike - Advisory Board Member
Margaret “Peg” Pike is an empathetic leader with a track record of doubling company productivity through strategic organizational development. Her expertise spans change management, business process re-engineering, investment strategies, IT, finance, human resources, and operational efficiency. At Cerity Partners LLC, she played a key role in revitalizing the company and successfully leading M&A integrations. Peg’s career also includes significant roles at Wellington Management Company, Rampart Management Company, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Fidelity Investments, and Andersen Consulting. She holds a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard, a Certificate in Financial Planning from UC Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire. Beyond her corporate achievements, Peg is committed to non-profit work, serving as an Executive Board Member and Treasurer for 10,000 Degrees, a leading equity-focused scholarship provider in California.
