Different perspectives.
Shared ground.

Our team brings together the specialist knowledge our work depends on: perspectives from Indigenous communities, agribusiness supply chains and corporate ESG, alongside expertise in supply chain technology and innovative finance for nature. Understanding the priorities across this whole system shapes how we work.

The people behind Forested

Many perspectives. Shared purpose.

Ariana Day Yuen

Founder & CEO

Netsanet Aragaw

General Manager & Co-founder, Forested Ethiopia

Addisu Desalegn

Senior Special Projects Coordinator

Justine Sequeira

Director, Conservation Finance

Susan Kanyi

Admin & Business Operations Manager

Redeit Hailu

Chief of Staff

Redet Derebew

Ruth Dinku

Matthew Thornton

Product Manager

Chelsea Akuleut

Carbon Projects Coordinator

Khalil Abubeker

Forested Ethiopia Advisor

Alemayehu Habtemariam

Field Operations Coordinator

Perspective and stewardship

Our Board

Looking ahead, together.

Anne Katrine

Board member

Selam Ayele

Board Chair

Tilmann Silber

Board member

Our wider community

An extension
of our team.

Forested is part of a wider network of organisations that fund and support our work. Their knowledge, connections and commitment extend what our team can achieve.