Christine Stearn joins the RIPE board with a background in organizational management and development. She previously worked on business models and regulatory opportunities for clean energy firms for the Smart Electric Power Alliance. Christine has a variety of experience ranging from launching startups to working at a global sustainability think tank to building an analytic program for a $3-billion operating organization.

Stearn earned an MBA from Columbia University and Certification in Risk Management Assurance by the Institute of Internal Auditors. She brings years of experience as a member of the Board of Directors for a youth scholarship nonprofit. Christine lives in Michigan but grew up in Pennsylvania’s farm country amid an extended family of farmers. She is enthusiastic about RIPE’s mission to cultivate financial incentives for agricultural and environmental outcomes.