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Kentaro Kawamori

CEO & Co-Founder

Kentaro Kawamori

Overview

Kentaro Kawamori is CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni, a prominent Climate Software company. Persefoni's Climate Management & Accounting SaaS Platform is used by companies and financial institutions worldwide to account for, disclose, and manage their climate impact. Kentaro is a serial entrepreneur, his first venture-backed enterprise software business, Umbrage, was acquired by Bain & Co. in 2023. He was also an early-stage software investor at Rice Investment Group and held technical and executive roles at major technology firms, including serving as the Chief Data Officer at Chesapeake Energy. Kentaro has been honored with several awards for his exceptional work, including Forbes 30 Under 30, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and SXSW Startup Competition.

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Carbon Accounting

Persefoni under attack by anti-ESG lobbyists – decoded

The article addresses attacks on Persefoni by anti-ESG organizations.

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A Little Less Consultation, a Little More Action

Persefoni CEO and Co-founder Kentaro Kawamori says Britain should incentivize decarbonization and emissions measurement through the tax system and capital allowances.

ESG Insider: A podcast from S&P Global | Featuring Kentaro Kawamori

Regulation, supply chains, climate justice, employee burnout: The big challenges facing sustainability professionals

Sustainability Uncovered Podcast episode 6: Green Day debacles, Scope 3 solutions and ocean innovations

It’s edie’s 25th birthday and Luke, Matt and Sarah celebrate in style, reflecting on an avalanche of recent green policy announcements before exploring three key climate action developments: Scope 3 emissions, supplier engagement and ocean restoration.

Measuring Your Environmental Footprint | Kentaro Kawamori

Join Jess Larsen and special guest, Kentaro Kawamori, as they discuss how to lead with innovation and creativity in this episode of Innovation and Leadershipt. Learn from Kentaro, a seasoned innovator, as he shares his journey from managing a high-level analytics team to bringing his unique insights to build exceptional technology. Don't miss this inspiring interview!

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Climate Technology

edie 23: The Business Case for Taking Climate Action

From data collection to investor-grade reporting, find out how organisations are managing their climate impact at edie 23.

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A CEO's perspective as global climate disclosure takes shape

In our first edition, our CEO Kentaro Kawamori provides his perspective for 2023 as the world prepares for climate disclosure. Also, learn why credibility is quickly becoming the currency of sustainability.

Meet More of the Persefoni Team

Meet More of the Persefoni S.A.B.

Our global team is driven to positively impact the health of the planet through technology, so you can manage your carbon and step into the climate disclosure era with confidence.

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Chelsea Wyssmann

Chelsea Wyssmann

Chelsea’s passions and career center around the development and commercialization of new technologies. For nearly two decades, she has been on the ground floor of development of cutting-edge solutions through Fortune 50 companies and startups - from ideation, to thought leadership, incubation, commercialization and acquisitions. Chelsea is a patented chemist with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in business administration.

Anissa Vasquez

Anissa Vasquez

Global ESG Policy Manager

Anissa is the Manager of Global ESG Policy at Persefoni. Prior to Persefoni, Anissa coordinated the sustainability program and helped lead the growth of the preeminent ESG legal team at the global law firm, Latham & Watkins. Her early sustainability career had her advocating for New York renewable energy legislation with the New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG) and project managing zero-waste initiatives with America's largest open-air food market, Smorgasburg. Anissa was in the first graduating class of the Environment, Sustainability, and Policy program at Syracuse University.

Sara Pealy

Sara Pealy

Sara is the Vice President of Product, overseeing Product Management, Product Marketing, and Product Operations. She joined Persefoni from JP Morgan Asset Management where she executed against the firm's strategy to deliver a best-in-class portfolio management and client servicing platform. She also oversaw the first wave of JPMAM's $2T custody migration. Prior to joining JPMAM she served in a variety of roles at Clearwater Analytics, a leading SaaS-based Investment Accounting company, supporting managers, asset owners, and corporate customer. Sara holds an MBA in Finance from Northwest Nazarene University, and a BA in Political Science from Washington State University.