The People Behind OffsetC
OffsetC began as a Climatebase Fellowship capstone project and has continued to grow with the help of a small team of contributors and advisors committed to making meaningful climate action easier for individuals.
Leadership
Chris Sandlund
Co-Founder, CEO
Chris co-founded OffsetC to make meaningful climate action easier and more accessible for individuals. His career includes product and marketing roles at the Financial Times and BlackRock. He was a senior manager for two successful startup exits. Chris leads OffsetC's business strategy, product development and carbon-market research, with a focus on making carbon offsetting simple, transparent and trustworthy. OffsetC grew out of his work in the 2024 Climatebase Fellowship’s Cohort 6.
Michael Henderson
Co-Founder, CTO
Michael is a seasoned technology leader with experience building and scaling technology, teams and processes in both startups and Fortune 500 companies. His career includes senior technology leadership roles at Talent Inc. and Thomson Reuters, as well as two successful startup exits. A graduate of the 2024 Climatebase Fellowship’s Cohort 5, Michael leads OffsetC's technology strategy and development.
Advisors
David Blanke
CFO
Jump.com
Financial leadership at six startups including four exits
John Hutchison
Technical Seller
Salesforce
Loyalty program experience, including at Mastercard
Santonu Kashyap
Environmental Credits
TÜV SÜD
Twenty years of experience
with carbon offsets
Cole Stites-Clayton
Lead Product Engineer
Synop
Original technology co-founder
of OffsetC
Continuing Contributors
Alexandra Davis
Marketing & Social Media
Isaiah Garcia
App development
Tristan Ursell
Carbon Research
Lexi Yan
Product design
OffsetC began with a multidisciplinary team during the 2024 Climatebase Fellowship. Meet the people who helped develop the original concept.