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Chad Frischmann

Founder & CEO

Berkeley, California, United States · 1 connection

Regenerative Intelligence (RegenIntel)

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Chad Frischmann is the Founder and CEO of Regenerative Intelligence (RegenIntel), a global ecosystem superpowered by leading system thinkers and doers creating a regenerative economy and society that places human and planetary well-being at the heart of our collective future. With over 20 years of experience in sustainability, climate change, and development, Chad is a systems strategist who designs and implements solutions that address the root causes of global challenges and generate cascading benefits for all life. Chad is also the co-creator, lead researcher, and architect of the Drawdown Solutions Framework, the engine behind the New York Times best-seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Penguin, 2017) and the Drawdown Review (2020). As the architect of Drawdown Solutions, Chad led a global team of researchers to assess the world's most effective climate solutions and determine if, when, and how the world can reach "drawdown," the point in time when the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. Chad is a key spokesperson and coalition-builder dedicated to sharing the message and model

Experience

Founder & CEORegenIntel
Apr 2022
Co-Director, W/m2 Initiative: An Actionable Signal for a Livable PlanetGlobal Solutions Alliance
Jan 2026
Co-Director, Project PeoplesGlobal Solutions Alliance
Apr 2022
Founder & Board ChairGlobal Solutions Alliance
Apr 2022
Senior Columnistilluminem
Jul 2025
Co-Creator, Co-Author & Architect of Drawdown Solutions FrameworkProject Drawdown
Jul 2014 to Jul 2022
FounderQueering Climate
Jun 2022 to Jun 2022
Researcher, Sustainability Leader & Coalition BuilderVarious organizations (NGOs, institutes, businesses) Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2001 to Jul 2014
Research and Policy Consultant - Inclusive M&E FrameworksInternational Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Jan 2014 to Jun 2014
Researcher - Indigenous Knowledge SystemsIWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Jan 2014 to Jun 2014
Researcher - Indigenous & Scientific Knowledge IntegrationUNESCO
May 2013 to Aug 2013
Policy ConsultantSeacology
Jan 2013 to May 2013
Development ConsultantSeacology
May 2009 to May 2011
Online Media & PR ConsultantThe EUROPAEUM
Dec 2008 to May 2013
Senior Program & Publications OfficerThe EUROPAEUM
Apr 2006 to Dec 2008
Publishing Applications ManagerAmerican Psychiatric Association
Jan 2001 to Sep 2003

Education

University of California, Berkeley
Master of Public Policy International Policy / Climate Change / Development
University of Oxford
DPhil Candidate Department of Modern History
2004 to 2008
University of Oxford
M.St. History of Art
2003 to 2004
The George Washington University
B.A. International Relations
1998 to 2002