About Carboneers LLC
Carboneers LLC is a woman-owned consulting firm dedicated to fostering cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral solutions to advance opportunities in earth and environmental systems. Through strategic partnerships and expert guidance, we help funders, public agencies and stakeholders translate complex science into actionable decisions. With over 20 years of experience, we empower change-makers to turn innovative ideas into impactful realities.
20+
Years of Leadership Experience
Government, Interagency, Academia, Non-Profit, Private Sector, Funder, Grantee, Researcher, Manager
100+
Publications, Products, Events, Digital Platforms Produced
in collaboration with 1000s of collaborators
10,000+
Global Stakeholders Reached
Via in-person, print and virtual public engagements
Our team represents 20+ years of leadership in government, academia, private and non-profit sectors.
About us.
Dr. Gyami Shrestha is the Founder, CEO and Principal Consultant of carboneers.org by Carboneers LLC, which advances cross-disciplinary science, data, technology and ethics-based knowledge, investments and narratives. She recently served as National Program Leader at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), where she led an $8M+ extramural funding program on data science and artificial intelligence while co-leading or advising $40M+ in USDA and interagency investments across biomanufacturing, nanotechnology, precision agriculture engineering, climate change and social impacts of emerging agricultural technologies.
Previously, Dr. Shrestha spearheaded the multiagency U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program Office at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) under White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) auspices for 11 years. She supported the work of 13+ government agencies representing $100M+ in annual federal science funding for greenhouse gas, carbon and climate research. In collaboration with thousands of program leaders, scientists and stakeholders across all sectors, she catalyzed interagency and community science products, digital knowledge platforms and partnerships, including the first Interagency Carbon Dioxide Removal Coordination (I-CDR-C) Strategy Group, the first federal multiagency CDR database, the decadal USGCRP State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2) with Mexico and Canada, and the first U.S. Carbon Program and North American Carbon Program Leadership Award Program.
With roles spanning academia, non-profit and private sectors, she has led, advised and co-authored over 100 influential products (including the U.S. National Climate Assessment), strategic plans, projects and public engagement opportunities with U.S. and international partners. She began her professional journey in Nepal, assessing the feasibility and impacts of renewable energy and water technologies while helping to launch national and regional women’s rural technology initiatives. Her early academic research focused on renewable resources, rainwater harvesting, soil carbon sequestration, biochar, prescribed forest fires, air quality, energy technology and STEM immigrants. She began her U.S. science policy career as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in 2009.
Dr. Shrestha volunteers as a Journal Editor for the American Meteorological Society and advises various committees, boards and organizations.
100+
Technical Products, Digital Platforms and Public Events Completed
40+
Organizations, Agencies and Departments successfully partnered or worked with
400+
Collaborators and Team Members Managed
Portfolio, Affiliations and Partners (Current and Past)
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