The Applied Gaia Team

Sheila is CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Sheila established strategic relationships, research and developed pyrolysis technologies, applications, and markets for over a decade. Sheila has experience as the CEO or Trustee of companies in the oil and gas, real estate, and technology industries. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

James is a respected expert in the biochar space…with an extensive global network of commercial and academic relationships from a decade spent in the world’s leading biochar brand, Carbon Gold. He has also been a Strategic Advisor for the International Biochar Initiative – the global advocacy body for biochar. James is also Managing Director of Sequest – Climate Smart Biochar, an independent consultancy responsible for international trading strategy and pyrolysis product positioning; with particular emphasis on biochar usage and Carbon Dioxide Removal certificates. James is a graduate of the Royal Agricultural University and has a Masters of Science, Honours degree in Agriculture (with an emphasis on soil science and organic production) and; a Bachelor of Arts, Honours degree in Corporate Communication from the University of the Solent.

Seb Burn has diverse hands-on experience in engineering and project management – having worked for start-up companies, corporations, NGO’s and government agencies around the world. In the UK, he developed biochar pyrolysis kilns and delivered biochar projects for Carbon Gold. In India, he worked with Engineers Without Borders developing small scale agricultural equipment and in Australia has developed large rail projects. He has a Masters degree in Civil and Structural Engineering, is a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Engineering and Technology and has Project Management Professional accreditation through the Project Management Institute.

Bill is a lifelong conservationist and ecologist committed to advancing the company’s mission since its beginnings. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a JD from Fordham Law School (Law Review) in New York City and is respected for his work in the entertainment industry.

Larry is a lifelong environmental activist and member of the original American Conservation Movement. He has worked unrelentingly for efforts as diverse as the Cousteau Society – Greenpeace – The Carbon Underground and The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and is part of an elite global network of seasoned protectors of the planet.

Larry is also an experienced entertainment attorney, as well as an agency and film company executive and a film and television producer and executive producer. He is licensed to practice law in California as well in U.S. Federal Court.

Larry is an accomplished senior executive with 40 years’ experience in Operations, Manufacturing and General Management. He has optimized production systems for companies in diverse industries such as forestry products, pulp paper, power generation, metal manufacturing, cement and agriculture.  Most recently, Larry has been engaged in the hydrogen, black pellet and green carbon markets.

Larry is a trained engineer with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West the Virginia Institute of Technology and an MBA from The College of William and Mary, Va.