In addition to serving as USBI Board Member, Kathleen Draper has been Board Chair for the International Biochar Initiative (IBI) and been in the biochar industry for more than a decade. She has written and spoken about biochar to audiences around the globe.
Ms. Draper has co-authored two books about biochar (BURN: Using Fire to Cool the Earth and Terra Preta: How the World’s Most Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change and Reduce World Hunger).
She is the US Director for the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence, a non-profit, open source organization focused on the use of biochar in climate farming, agroforestry as well as other industrial uses of biochar.
Ms. Draper is also co-founder of C-interest, a materials company working to commercialize biochar based composites. She has a Master’s degree in Managing for Sustainability. Prior to becoming involved with the biochar world, she worked for an international consulting firm working on various internal and external areas including project and knowledge management, human resources, and more.
She is the US Director for the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence, a non-profit, open source organization focused on the use of biochar in climate farming, agroforestry as well as other industrial uses of biochar.
Ms. Draper is also co-founder of C-interest, a materials company working to commercialize biochar based composites. She has a Master’s degree in Managing for Sustainability. Prior to becoming involved with the biochar world, she worked for an international consulting firm working on various internal and external areas including project and knowledge management, human resources, and more.