Prior to joining Closed Loop Partners, he was Head of Operations at a startup in the circular economy space. Additionally, he is a fellow at Climate Cabinet and is a Young Professionals member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He works in advisory for a climate tech innovation studio and conducts research and ghostwrites for climate political figures, investment firms and NGOs. He started his career as an analyst at Battery Ventures.

David holds a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University.

With a focus on collaborative solutions towards achieving circularity, Cherish leads all outreach efforts and legislative oversight within Revolution. She currently serves on the Advisory Council of the US Plastics Pact, is a board member of APR’s Foundation for Plastic Recycling, the President of Western Plastics Association, and just completed a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition amongst several other committees and associations. Cherish has a BA in Marketing and an MBA in Finance.

This role has enabled Tom to work with the entire recycling supply chain including brand owners, part designers, recyclers, resin producers, label manufacturers, MRFs, additive and equipment suppliers. He also leads Technimark’s innovation team responsible for identifying, evaluating and pursuing innovative technologies to bring value to Technimark’s clients. With over 38 years of experience in the polyolefins and thermoplastics industry working for resin producers, refiners, compounders and converters, Tom has a strong technical background and is a subject matter expert in polyolefins.

For over eight years, Tom has actively participated in the Association of Plastics Recyclers. He currently chairs the Olefins Technical Committee, participates on the Chemical Recycling working group, and was an active member of the Rigids Committee leading the Polypropylene Market Development working group. In 2022, Tom was elected to the APR Board of Directors. Tom also represents Technimark on the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council.

Tom obtained his BS in Polymer Science Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and his MS from the University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School of Business in Technology Management. He is an avid runner and enjoys trail and mountain running.

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Most recently, Amanda co-founded WYE Media, a web3 media company created around the successful NFT character called, Aku. Amanda leads operations and legal for WYE, in addition to strategic development. Prior to WYE, Amanda co-founded and served as the Managing Partner of the U.S. venture arm of a global single-family office platform. In that role, Amanda led investments in early-stage consumer and tech companies such as Enovix ($5bn+ Mkt cap exit), Gro Intelligence, Insightec, Carbon Direct, maude, Toucan, Repurpose, and Saie, among others. In addition to her duties at WYE, Amanda continues to serve on boards and is an advisor to several early-stage companies. She is also an active angel investor.  Amanda began her career as a corporate lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and at Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP.  She holds a B.A. from Indiana University and a J.D. from Fordham Law School.  Amanda is a member of the Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.

Prior to joining to Closed Loop Partners, Michael served 16 years as Chief Financial Officer of Canusa Corporation. Canusa is a diversified paper, packaging and commodities company that expanded organically and through affiliates into an international trading company and processor of recyclables. In aggregate, the units within Canusa’s broader sphere (Canusa Hershman Recycling, Newport CH International, etc.) now comprise one of the country’s largest exporters – consistently ranked in the top 10 largest shippers by number of containers. Today, the combined sales of the entities in which Canusa holds a significant interest approximates $600 million annually.

He is the Past-Chair and a current board member of The Children’s Guild that uses a philosophy called “Transformation Education”, to bring together unique educational programs, stimulating environments, and an integrated approach to help a variety of children become successful in life.

He earned a BA in Accounting & Finance from the University of Baltimore.

In this role, Michael manages RSF’s business development, oversees the relationship management team, and works with strategic lending partners. Prior to joining RSF, Michael worked at New Resource Bank (now Amalgamated Bank), a socially and environmentally focused lender where he supported organizations in various industries, and in recent years financed projects in the renewable energy space. He has a Master of Business Administration with a focus in Finance from NYU, and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Fred believes that business has the unique opportunity to complement its efforts on financial performance with important work in the social and environmental arenas. He has emphasized the key role business can play in building financial, social and ecological capital, often through partnerships with government and community agencies. Business and industry publications regularly feature his innovative management approach and work in advancing sustainability.

Fred recently completed 17 years as a Senior Visiting Lecturer at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He served as an Executive-in-Residence at the University of Michigan – Ross School of Business. He was as a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council with two years as chair under Presidents Bush and Obama. Keller also served on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Board for 14 years with two years as chair. Fred is a trustee for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

Fred serves on the boards of Paragon Die & Engineering of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Balcones Resources of Austin, Texas. He has previously served on the boards of the Meijer Corporation and Fifth Third Bank, West Michigan. He is currently an advisor to several startup companies around the country. He has been active with many community organizations and change initiatives. He is co-founder and chair of Talent 2025, a catalyst for the development of an integrated talent system to meet employer needs throughout 13 West Michigan counties. He served as co-chair of K-Connect, a Kent County Collective Impact Systems Change Collaborative. A Grand Rapids, Michigan native, Fred earned his B.S. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University and
an M.S. in business management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Fred is an accomplished public speaker frequently asked to talk about the Triple Bottom Line culture he has instilled at Cascade Engineering, including their “Welfare to Career” and “Returning Citizens” programs. These programs have provided career opportunities for hundreds of employees formerly on welfare, or a second chance to those formerly incarcerated. His TEDx speech “Why Business, Why Now”, has been a common theme in many of his public speaking engagements. Fred believes that the power of collective business is the only force capable of solving the world’s toughest problems.

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For over 15 years, Andrew has been leading the development of university-based startup companies.  He is currently President of Enterprise Development Advisors, LLC, specializing in early-stage startup development.  He typically serves as Interim CEO, COO or in Product and Business Development roles.  Past responsibilities have included leading the startup incubators at both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, Michigan’s two major research universities with a combined annual research budget of over $2B.  He was also Managing Director of Early Stage Partners LLP, a $100M Midwest focused venture capital fund and was the founder of a manufacturing focused cleantech startup, Fusion Coolant Systems.

Earlier in his career, Andrew had extensive international experience in telecommunications with multiple startup companies across three continents.  He has held leadership positions from founder to C-level at both private and publicly traded companies as well as serving as a board member on numerous public, private and non-profit companies.  

Andrew is a graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan where he received an MBA with high distinction.  His undergraduate degree was in Electrical Engineering & Management from McMaster University, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

His lifelong passion has been in transforming cutting edge technologies to commercial realities.

René is the General Counsel of Vaxxinity, a biotech working on the prevention and treatment of chronic and infectious diseases. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Bionic (acquired by Accenture in June 2021), an enterprise-growth company that helps Fortune 500/Global 2000 launch new businesses, make early-stage investments (CVC) and facilitate startup partnerships and acquisitions. René was previously with Zx Ventures (the captive private equity and venture capital arm of ABInBev), Audible.com (the audiobook division of Amazon.com), and HSBC Securities (its investment bank). Earlier in his career, René was a corporate attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore and a consultant at Deloitte & Touche. During his career, René has executed more than four dozen venture capital investments, over two dozen capital raising transactions in the public markets that raised over $9 billion, and more than two dozen M&A transactions worth over $20 billion.

René is a graduate of NYU’s Stern School of Business, where he earned a BS degree in Finance and Accounting, and Columbia Law School, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree. When René is not optimizing operations or negotiating a transaction, he’s outdoors playing sports with his wife and kids.

Prior to joining Closed Loop Partners, Kristin was Founder and CEO of Radical Plastics, a startup focused on commercializing a patented, natural catalyst which renders conventional plastics biodegradable. In this role, she was responsible for all aspects of the business including fundraising, investor relations, strategic relationship management, corporate governance, partnership development, finance, supply chain and team management.  

Before starting Radical Plastics, Kristin spent 20 years in Market Development for major multinational plastics and chemical companies including ExxonMobil, SABIC and Huntsman Corporation. She also spent several years at bioplastics company Metabolix, where she was responsible for Global Business Development for Mirel™, a family of patented biobased / biodegradable PHA polymers. 

Kristin earned a Master of Plastics Engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She is a former Activate Fellow (2020-2022) and was named to the Forbes Next 1000 List of entrepreneurs working to redefine the American Dream (2021).