It is bittersweet to share with all of our friends and colleagues that Gary Gero will be retiring as president of the Reserve at the end of this year and will then continue serving the organization in a senior advisory role. He was at the helm when the organization transitioned from the California Climate Action Registry, and he’s led the organization’s growth into the leading offset project registry in North America. Today, the Reserve’s standards and integrity are internationally recognized and its work is integrated into the world’s most comprehensive cap-and-trade program. It was Gary’s leadership that helped earn this reputation and success. In his own actions, he exemplified everything the Reserve strives to achieve – integrity, transparency and passion for addressing climate change. We could not have found a stronger, more fitting leader to make the Reserve what it is today and put it in a position for an even greater future.

I am confident that I speak on behalf of the Board members and the staff when I say we are all honored to have worked with such an inspiring, passionate leader and we know he will bring that same energy to his future endeavors. I hope you will join us in wishing him the best of luck and thanking him for his invaluable contributions to the growth of the Reserve, the offsets market and successful efforts to address climate change.

Linda Adams
Chair, Climate Action Reserve Board of Directors