Meryl Richards

Meryl Richards directs Ceres’ strategy for working with leading companies and investors to address climate impacts of the food sector and nature-related risks more broadly. She also works on Nature Action 100, a global investor-led initiative to drive corporate action and ambition on nature loss. Previously at Ceres, Meryl led research on the climate impacts of agriculture and commodity-driven deforestation and how food companies can reduce the material risks associated with those impacts. Before joining Ceres, she was a science officer with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. Meryl has been quoted in The New York Times and Financial Times, among other publications; spoken at national and international events; and authored over 30 reports and scholarly articles. She holds a Ph.D. in plant and soil science from the University of Vermont and a B.A. and B.E. in engineering from Dartmouth College.