Meet the team

We’re a team of Harvard and MIT students, and we’re on a mission to help Bostonians reclaim local agency over the climate crisis. It’s nice to meet you!

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Co-founder

MIT Sloan - MBA ‘27

Anna Mortara

Anna has a Master in Public Administration from Harvard HKS and is now pursuing an MBA from Sloan. After seeing firsthand how top-down initiatives are not enough to motivate climate action, she now focuses on behavioral science applied to climate engagement.

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Sam Owen

Co-founder

MIT - SMArchS Urbanism ‘26

Sam studies urban design at MIT, using participatory design to help communities imagine hopeful climate futures and foster symbiotic relationships with their local ecosystem.

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Hongjin Lin

Research Advisor

Harvard SEAS - PhD ‘28

Hongjin is a PhD candidate in computer science, co-organizes the Harvard Climate Leaders program, and is currently conducting behavioral research on human-computer interactions with local Bostonian climate organizations.