Madeleine Carnemark

Madeleine Carnemark is the Director of the Verified Carbon Market (VCM+) Coalition at the Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative (CPMI) at the High Tide Foundation. The CPMI accelerates ambitious climate action and capital mobilization through robust rules and guidance for corporate climate action and disclosures, and by building the next generation of high-integrity carbon and environmental services markets.

Madeleine joined CPMI from McKinsey & Company, where she was a leader in the Sustainability Practice and a founding member of the Nature Service Line. She has advised Fortune 500 companies, governments, and global NGOs on corporate climate strategy, carbon market reform, conservation planning, climate finance, and jurisdictional decarbonization. She has also held roles at Rocky Mountain Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, and other NGOs, advancing climate tech innovation, corporate sustainability, and federal environmental policy.

Madeleine holds an MBA/MS in Sustainable Business Strategy and Environmental Justice from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and School for Environment and Sustainability, and a BA in Environmental Studies and Philosophy from Tulane University.