Dick Kempka

Vice President – Conservation

Dick Kempka joined Molpus in 2017 and brings more than 30 years of executive experience in innovative sustainability and nature-based carbon solutions including forests, grasslands, wetlands, mitigation, environmental credit acquisitions and sales. During his tenure at Molpus, Dick has overseen development carbon credit offset agreements, solar and wind option agreements, carbon capture and storage agreements, conservation easements, and more. He has extensive experience leading product development and services to address the evolving sustainability needs of investors. Additionally, he provides strategic planning for conservation, carbon asset management, environmental issues, and renewable energy initiatives. He serves on the Molpus ESG committee. He has also serves on the Ducks Unlimited (Leading North American Wetlands Conservation Organization) Land Committee as well as the Ducks Unlimited (DU) Sustainability Committee that reports to the DU President.

He was formerly Chief Commercial Officer for The Climate Trust, a NGO that mobilizes conservation finance to maximize returns. He also worked as a VP of the Environment for Equator LLC, an asset management firm that managed a $50-million fund that specialized in the generation and management of high-quality carbon credits and environmental assets derived from reforestation projects, forest conservation, sustainable land management, wetlands mitigation banks, and other emission reduction project activities.  Before joining Equator, Dick was the Ecological Asset Program lead for Ducks Unlimited (DU), the world’s leading wetlands conservation organization. While at DU, he was responsible for the positioning and marketing of DU’s carbon offset program and coordinated all carbon sequestration and environmental asset activities throughout the organization. He has more than 20 professional publications and is an accomplished speaker who has participated in numerous professional environmental, carbon, and other industry forums.

Dick received his B.S. in Geography and Remote Sensing from Carroll College in Wisconsin and his Master’s in Geography and Remote Sensing from Indiana State University.

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