Catherine Atkin is an attorney, climate entrepreneur and global expert on GHG emissions reporting policies and carbon markets. As the Chair of the Stanford CodeX Climate Data Policy Initiative (CDPI) she brings together climate experts, policy makers and technologists to explore how next-gen technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT can improve the quality and quantity of global climate data and catalyze the development of climate finance and carbon markets. As the Director of Carbon Accountable she developed the legislative proposal and acted as the main technical and legal advisor on California’s new corporate GHG emissions reporting law (SB 253), a first in the nation requirement for full scope emissions reporting by the largest US public and private companies. She also works with the UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub on projects to drive low emissions sustainable development in cities across the globe. She received a BA from Stanford University, a law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and a master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of California Los Angeles.