Irene PolnyiVice President, Programs

​Irene Polnyi is the Vice President, Programs in the Carbon to Sea Initiative. 

Before joining Carbon to Sea, Irene served as Executive Director of the Institute for Abundant Oceans, where she led the strategic direction and scientific mandates with Professor Carlos Duarte to unlock new methods to fund and develop blue natural capital.

Prior to her work in oceans, Irene co-led a nonprofit accelerator focused on human rights and democracy-building in Southeast Asia and was a management consultant for over 10 years. Irene holds degrees in Economics and Marketing from NYU’s Stern School of Business (BSc.) and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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