As Vice President of Environmental Markets, Ben is responsible for constructing impactful client portfolios of high-quality environmental instruments. These instruments include voluntary carbon credits and energy attribute certificates from the US and internationally. Ben also works with projects and standards assessing the quantification of sustainable development impacts. Prior to joining Bluesource, Ben led US sourcing activities and several project development activities for a voluntary market environmental instrument retailer. He spent several years in sustainability and decision-making consulting and started his career working in the environmental and carbon offset groups for a major US energy company. Ben holds a BA in Environmental Management from Indiana University and an MS in Sustainable Systems from the University of Michigan.