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Isha Kulkarni

Isha is a senior associate at RMI’s Third Derivative (D3), leading investment research and due diligence for transportation decarbonization startups (mobility, freight, aviation, maritime). She…

Ryan Kushner

Ryan is the cofounder of Third Derivative and leads their philanthropic partnerships. Background Ryan is an expert in climate technology innovation, commercialization, and acceleration. He…

Christi Widmar

Christi joined the Third Derivative (D3) Program in 2023 as the program operations lead. She works behind the scenes to provide operational support in project…

Pilar Carvajo Lucena

Pilar leads Third Derivative’s investments and fund partnerships, overseeing the investments of the D3 Accelerator Funds as well as capital strategy to support D3 startups…

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Amy Yanow Fairbanks

Amy joins Third Derivative, a program of RMI, with over a decade of climate solutions-focused marketing, communications, events, and public relations experience. Background Most recently,…