Luke O'Brien

Emily is Chief Global Policy Officer & Associate General Counsel. She joined Persefoni from the U.S. SEC, where she served as Assistant Director in the Office of International Affairs. In this capacity, she worked with regulators around the world and advised the Commission on a variety of cross-border regulatory policy issues, particularly on climate and sustainability disclosure. Prior to that, Pierce was in private practice at the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. She earned her J.D. from Yale Law School and received her undergraduate degree from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Peter joined Persefoni as General Counsel. Peter has extensive corporate and securities law experience and has held senior leadership positions at public companies, including First Solar, Inc., where he was Chief Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He joined Persefoni from the Fortune 200 multinational infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, where he served as VP, Assistant General Counsel. Peter was previously a corporate attorney in New York City for twelve years, at Dechert LLP and White & Case LLP. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a BA from Princeton.

Shell started her career in management consulting, working on complex projects for large multinational and state-owned enterprises. She then transitioned to strategy and commercial management roles in the chemicals industry. She brings over 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, market analysis and growth strategies, M&A, and operations across the US, Asia, and the Middle East. At Persefoni, Shell has worn many hats and has been rapidly scaling up multiple teams since late 2021. She currently leads Persefoni’s global partnership with Bain & Co.