This Is CDR Ep. 67: XPRIZE update with Nikki Batchelor

This week on This Is CDR we are pleased to welcome XPRIZE Carbon Removal Executive Director Nikki Batchelor who will provide an update on the contest's current status and next phase; give an overview of the recently released Circular Carbon Network 2022 Market Report; and discuss XPRIZE's excellent recent collaboration with Carbon180 "From the Ground Up." About Nikki: Nikki Batchelor leads the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal, a competition supported by the Musk Foundation to drive innovation, market adoption, and the equitable and just scaling of carbon removal solutions. In this capacity she oversees program operations, develops partnerships, and designs strategic initiatives on topics such as environmental justice and investor engagement. Nikki also supports XPRIZE’s work across the energy and climate domain and previously managed operations and impact programs for the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, including the Circular Carbon Network, which aims to catalyze commercial activity and provide market insights for the growing carbontech and carbon removal sectors. Nikki also serves on the Carbon Business Council Board of Directors and Puro.Earth Advisory Board. Prior to that, she served as an Innovation Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development, designing and executing challenge programs and impact frameworks, as well as managing operations for grant programs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, she has worked as a Strategist for NationBuilder, a software start-up developing product and communication strategies and expansion into new markets. Nikki holds an MBA from George Washington University.This week on This Is CDR we are pleased to welcome XPRIZE Carbon Removal Executive Director Nikki Batchelor who will provide an update on the contest's current status and next phase; give an overview of the recently released Circular Carbon Network 2022 Market Report; and discuss XPRIZE's excellent recent collaboration with Carbon180 "From the Ground Up." About Nikki: Nikki Batchelor leads the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal, a competition supported by the Musk Foundation to drive innovation, market adoption, and the equitable and just scaling of carbon removal solutions. In this capacity she oversees program operations, develops partnerships, and designs strategic initiatives on topics such as environmental justice and investor engagement. Nikki also supports XPRIZE’s work across the energy and climate domain and previously managed operations and impact programs for the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, including the Circular Carbon Network, which aims to catalyze commercial activity and provide market insights for the growing carbontech and carbon removal sectors. Nikki also serves on the Carbon Business Council Board of Directors and Puro.Earth Advisory Board. Prior to that, she served as an Innovation Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development, designing and executing challenge programs and impact frameworks, as well as managing operations for grant programs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, she has worked as a Strategist for NationBuilder, a software start-up developing product and communication strategies and expansion into new markets. Nikki holds an MBA from George Washington University.