Leo Santiago

Leo Santiago works at Pachama, where he plays a crucial role in developing technologies and strategies to enhance trust on the demand side of the carbon market. His work is centered around community-level relationship building, ensuring that landowners receive social benefits through their involvement. Santiago leverages Pachama’s innovative technology to scale climate action effectively. He is part of a dedicated team responsible for evaluating over 150 forest carbon projects, which are certified by the world’s four largest voluntary carbon registries. Santiago’s involvement extends to the development of Pachama Originals projects in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States, aiming to drive significant funding towards the protection and restoration of millions of hectares of land. His efforts contribute directly to Pachama’s overarching mission of solving climate change. Santiago’s work is supported by notable investors including Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Future Positive, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Y Combinator, and Deutsche Telekom.