Zechariah is the Sustainability Program Manager in the Climate Office of the Oregon Department of Transportation. He joined the agency when the Climate Office was formed in 2020. He is responsible for implementing ODOT’s Sustainability Plan and recommendations from a recently-completed greenhouse gas inventory focused on agency maintenance and construction operations. Zechariah collaborates across ODOT divisions and with other state agencies with the goal of lowering ODOT’s operational emissions.

Rajeev Assary obtained PhD degree in Computational Chemistry in 2005 from The University of Manchester UK. Dr. Assary held postdoctoral positions in University of Manchester and Northwestern University prior to joining Argonne National Laboratory in 2009. At present, he is a Group Leader of Molecular Materials group at Materials Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Assary’s research interests include fundamental and applied aspects of computational modeling based on quantum chemistry and Machine Learning in biomass catalysis and beyond lithium ion’ energy storage systems. He has published over 120 papers in peer reviewed journals. He conducts research as part of Joint Center of Electric Energy Storage (JCESR) and Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry (CCPC).

Frederic Clerc is the Director of the Carbon to Value Program at Urban Future Lab / ACRE at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Frederic brings several years of experience in strategy, innovation and cleantech commercialization. He worked with multinational corporations and governments to identify and evaluate low-carbon business models and technology opportunities, from pilot to commercial scale across various industries including forest-products, agriculture, chemicals and oil and gas in Canada, US, Brazil and Europe. He collaborated with hundreds of technology developers and startups developing innovative processes to convert renewable and waste carbon into fuels, chemicals and materials. Being passionate about climate change, Frederic also co-founded a non-profit called Climatable, which, as Canada's national lead, hosted ClimateLaunchpad, the world's largest green business idea competition. Frederic holds graduate degrees in engineering with a focus on energy and sustainable development.

Harry Clark is leader of Orrick’s International Trade & Investment team. He advises major companies and industry associations on a variety of international trade and investment rules.

Harry is experienced in areas such as CFIUS/Exon-Florio examinations of foreign investment, military and “dual use” export control regulations (ITAR/EAR), economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department (OFAC), customs regulations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-money laundering rules, anti-boycott requirements and defense industrial security requirements. He executes internal corporate investigations regarding trade and investment rules and advises on such rules in the context of corporate transactions.

Additionally, Harry has extensive experience with government contracting matters. His government contracting work has included, for example, design and implementation of U.S. Defense Department renewable energy projects. He also represents broad industry coalitions on major trade litigations and international negotiations. His experience in these areas includes a leading role in what is often considered the largest-ever international trade dispute: the controversy regarding unfair softwood lumber imports from Canada. It has involved myriad administrative proceedings before federal agencies, NAFTA panel appeals, WTO dispute proceedings, judicial proceedings and international settlement agreements.

Harry has represented a coalition of major U.S. oil companies in antidumping and countervailing duty litigation. As a related matter, he pursues policy issues with congressional and executive branch officials and advises on international trade rules (e.g., GATT, WTO agreements and NAFTA).

Chambers 2022 recognizes Harry as a leader in the field of export controls and economic sanctions (Chambers Global and Chambers USA), as well as CFIUS (Chambers USA). Previous editions have also recognized Harry’s achievements regarding his work related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Clients note that Harry provides “accurate, straightforward guidance incredibly efficiently” and “he has an ability to translate complex legal requirements and rules into business-friendly jargon.”