Climate Vault Solutions Appoints Kyle Kornack as Chief Executive Officer

SEATTLE, WA – Climate Vault Solutions, a leader in high-integrity carbon action, today announced the appointment of Kyle Kornack as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 2, 2025. Kornack assumes day-to-day leadership of the organization as it enters its next phase of growth and innovation.

Kornack brings deep experience at the intersection of carbon markets, climate technology, and entrepreneurship. Most recently, he served as Head of Carbon Business Development at Windfall Bio, a nature-based agtech company converting methane emissions into organic fertilizer, where he built the carbon business and commercialized breakthrough methane mitigation technology into high-integrity credits following a $28M Series A supported by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund.

Previously, as Head of U.S. Supply at Carbonfuture, Kornack supported corporate leaders in procuring and contracting over a megaton in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) offtake agreements with major suppliers like Exomad Green and buyers including Microsoft and SwissRe, helping scale a global portfolio of high-quality CDR projects. Earlier in his career, Kornack co-founded the Green Gas Movement, where he launched the world’s first climate-positive debit card and presented at the United Nations, MIT Solve, and Forbes 30 Under 30. He also serves on the Board of Directors of BluSky Carbon, a publicly traded carbon removal company, and has been recognized as an Echoing Green Climate Fellow and MIT Solve Fellow.

With this experience, Kornack steps into the CEO role at Climate Vault Solutions at a pivotal moment in climate action.

“I’ve dedicated my career to building climate solutions that scale with integrity, and I’ve long admired Climate Vault Solutions’ work,” said Kornack.“With already more than a megaton of climate impact delivered and a world-class team in place, we’re well positioned to deliver the government-backed impact that compliance markets provide, alongside a growing portfolio of high-integrity carbon removal projects. I’m thrilled to join the team and work with our partners to accelerate climate action at a moment when the world needs it most.“

Climate Vault Solutions also extends its gratitude to Jonathan Cohen, who served as CEO during pivotal periods of growth, helping to guide the organization through milestones such as:

Leading the company’s growth following its $9.4M Series A funding round, positioning Climate Vault Solutions to accelerate innovation and scale impact.
Being trusted by dozens of leading organizations, including Akamai, Tripadvisor, and T. Rowe Price, as a partner in credible climate action.
Preventing an estimated $300M in climate damages through over a megaton of verified emissions reductions.
Expanding the CDR portfolio by welcoming its first suppliers, Carbon Lockdown and Octavia Carbon.

“Kyle brings a unique combination of carbon market expertise and entrepreneurial vision to lead Climate Vault Solutions into its next chapter,” said Michael Greenstone, Co-Founder of Climate Vault and Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago.“His leadership will build on Jon and his team’s terrific accomplishments and in the process strengthen our ability to deliver compliance-grade tons, expand our carbon removal portfolio, and build new opportunities for our clients.”

Climate Vault Solutions’ award-winning integrated reduction and removal program leverages government-regulated compliance carbon markets to eliminate carbon, and help organizations around the world credibly achieve their climate goals.

Visit www.climatevault.com to learn more.

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About Climate Vault Solutions
Climate Vault Solutions is defining the market for climate action by providing the comprehensive solution for truly verifiable and immediate carbon reductions and removals. Its integrated reduction and removal program leverages government-regulated compliance carbon markets to knock out carbon in days, not decades. This approach generates the environmental impact that today’s employees, stakeholders and customers care about and expect from organizations. By providing the most verifiable and immediate carbon reduction solution on the market, at scale, Climate Vault Solutions is the all-inclusive alternative to traditional voluntary carbon market programs. Learn more at www.climatevault.com.