Key Personnel
Craig Arnold, MS
Ann Cunningham-Smith, PhD/MA
Marissa Beste, MBA
Craig has over a decade of sustainability experience, with a background in life cycle assessment and sustainable design, and has worked as an Environmental Design Engineer at Apple and a Carbon Expert at Watershed. He is currently a Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University.
Marissa Beste, MBA
Ann Cunningham-Smith, PhD/MA
Marissa Beste, MBA
Marissa is an experienced leader bringing a passion for customer experience, operational excellence, and project/program management. She obtained her MBA specializing in business strategy and sustainability.
Ann Cunningham-Smith, PhD/MA
Ann Cunningham-Smith, PhD/MA
Ann Cunningham-Smith, PhD/MA
With training and experience in organizational leadership, policy and development, Dr. Cunningham-Smith brings critical insights for sustainable transformations within highly diverse organizational settings. She is also an Educational Specialist at University of Minnesota.
Madeline Faubion
Anne Miner Hilborn, MBA
Ann Cunningham-Smith, PhD/MA
A chemical engineer and PhD candidate, Madeline is passionate about integrating sustainability into commercial product development using life cycle thinking, modeling, and problem-solving skills.
Anne Miner Hilborn, MBA
Anne Miner Hilborn, MBA
Anne Miner Hilborn, MBA
Anne brings expertise in ESG integration, program/project management, external relations, and international education. She is dedicated to inclusive leadership and has an MBA specialized in sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Shea Issendorf
Anne Miner Hilborn, MBA
Anne Miner Hilborn, MBA
An environmental scientist, Shea is passionate about research and data driven practices for climate action. She is eager to continue applying my background in ecology and natural resource conservation to innovative organizations seeking to make a net positive impact on the environment.
Brian Krohn, PhD/MS
Brian Krohn, PhD/MS
Brian Krohn, PhD/MS
Dr. Krohn is a passionate innovator and experienced entrepreneur within the spaces of renewable technologies, environmental science, and mobile development. He is the founder and managing director of the Radian Institute.
Chris Lambe
Brian Krohn, PhD/MS
Brian Krohn, PhD/MS
A global executive and strategic advisor focused on sustainable systems and ESG strategy, Chris has extensive expertise within decarbonization, agricultural value chains, nature based solutions, impact investment, and stakeholder engagement with corporate, academic and multilateral organizations.
Elizabeth Smith, MS
Brian Krohn, PhD/MS
Elizabeth Smith, MS
An industrial and systems engineer, Elizabeth leads our data quality work and is passionate about using data and analytics to solve complex problems and help companies and people make better decisions.
Tim Smith, PhD/MBA
Tim Smith, PhD/MBA
Elizabeth Smith, MS
TASA's Founder and CEO, Dr. Smith is a leading scholar of sustainable systems performance measurement and decision-making. He is also Professor of Sustainable Systems Management and International Business at the University of Minnesota.
Yi Yang, PhD/MS
Tim Smith, PhD/MBA
Yi Yang, PhD/MS
Dr. Yang is TASA's Chief Science Officer. He is a leading scholar of environmentally-extended input-output analysis, life cycle assessment, and circular economy. Dr Yang is also Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Chongquing University, China.