Our Team

Geof Rochester

Geof is a strategic advisor to nonprofit and brand leadership in business, marketing, and communications. Recognized as a thought-leader across corporate sustainability and responsibility, he brings distinctive and dynamic experience with the world’s leading conservation NGOs, media companies, and consumer goods brands. Geof founded GRC Advising in 2019 to drive social purpose, optimize networks, and scale brands for maximum potential, all in pursuit of a purpose-driven world.

Geof has served in global roles as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer of The Nature Conservancy, Executive Vice President for Marketing at World Wrestling Entertainment, and Senior Vice President for Marketing at Showtime Networks. Earlier in his career, Geof served in senior marketing positions with Comcast Communications, Radisson Hotels International, and P&G.

Geof is on the board of AppHarvest and mindSpark. He regularly speaks on the topics of brand purpose and sustainability. He is a native Bajan, a graduate of Georgetown University, and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Akash GhaiAkash is a dynamic corporate social responsibility (CSR) executive with a global career spanning the intergovernmental, corporate and NGO sectors. A strategic collaborator, Akash helps leaders identify and create key opportunities that bot… — **Akash Ghai**
Akash is a dynamic corporate social responsibility (CSR) executive and strategic collaborator with a global career spanning the intergovernmental, corporate, and NGO sectors. Akash identifies and creates vital opportunities that enable social impact and align with core business strategies.

For CAA Social Impact, Akash supported Fortune 500 brands in amplifying their cause and purpose-driven marketing efforts. Before CAA, Akash founded Development3; an international firm focused on shaping mid-market companies to integrate CSR. For CAA Social Impact, Akash supported Fortune 500 brands in amplifying their cause and purpose-driven marketing efforts. Akash also worked at the Commonwealth in London as the Head of Office, Corporate Services. He holds a BS in International Business from Brunel University in London and an MS in NGO Management from Cass Business School in London.

Christopher R. TancrediChristopher Tancredi is an investment finance veteran and a pioneer in the sustainable investment space. Christopher brings 23 years of experience with leading global investment firms to his work facilitating capital engagemen… — **Christopher R. Tancredi**
Chris is a pioneer in the sustainable investment space, an investment finance veteran who brings over 23 years of experience with leading global firms. Chris facilitates capital engagement with sustainable innovation and shapes a sustainable trajectory towards impact investing.
His current focus grew out of the ever-evolving framework of sustainable/impact investing and frustration with the approach and data available. Chris studied the correlation between risk factors and sustainable investing and the thoughtful solutions required to move a portfolio towards sustainable objectives while staying true to broader Investment objectives.
At Merrill Lynch, Spear Leeds & Kellogg/Goldman Sachs, Instinet, Deutsche Bank AG, Citigroup, and HSBC Bank Plc. Chris’s focus ranged from high net worth and hedge funds to public/private pensions, asset management, and sovereign wealth funds. His responsibilities encompassed private banking, institutional rates sales, and proprietary trading. He focused on direct market Access and Algorithmic Sales, prime brokerage, and quantitative investment solutions sales on the equity side.

**Brie Lowry Cox**
Brie joins GRC after a decade as a professional ballerina and executive director at Kentucky Ballet Theatre. She spent three years with Digital Tulip, a full-service digital marketing agency focused on healthcare marketing, media sales, and brand strategy. Brie guided Appalachian Regional Healthcare’s digital marketing strategy across multiple service lines.
Before their IPO launch, she joined AppHarvest as an executive marketing and strategy consultant, where she built regional partnerships anchored in community strategy and local culture. Brie also manages the marketing and media for her husband's restaurants portfolio. A St. Louis native, she graduated Cum Laude and is an award-winning Honors Laureate from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Ballet.

Juan Adrian GarciaJuan is a digital media producer delivering powerful stories across a variety of mediums. He offers creative direction to build the bridge between marketing strategy and the final customer experience. He has a passion for technolog… — **Juan Adrian Garcia**
Juan is a digital media producer delivering powerful stories across various mediums. He offers creative direction to bridge marketing strategy and the final customer experience.
Previously, he was Director of Marketing at Community TechKnowledge, now part of Social Solutions, a software company helping non-profits prove their impact, and Creative Director at Enliken. As a UX designer and front-end developer, Juan created Almirante, a construction site management app for clients in Latin America. He helped build Morelia Hacks, a community of civic hackers working with the local government to launch software innovations in the city. Juan is a graphic designer, photographer, video editor, podcast producer, animator, and motion graphics pro with a B.S. in Digital Arts from Full Sail University.

**Daniel Krohn**
Daniel Krohn has been working in the sustainability field for more than 15 years. He currently works as the ESG and Sustainability Adviser for GRC, helping their clients with strategy development, transformation, implementation, reporting and marketing/branding. In the past Daniel has worked in a variety of industries focusing on ESG and sustainability, marketing and branding, and strategy, and innovation. He has an MBA and a BA in Biology. Daniel has additional training and education in sustainable business practices and innovation from Institute of Design at Stanford University, Harvard Business School Executive Education in Corporate Social Responsibility, One Planet Leaders (World Wildlife Fund), GRI Sustainability Reporting Certification, Natural Resources Canada (NRC) and Point Carbon – Carbon Trading.

Alicia Scotti

Alicia is a senior marketing executive and entrepreneur specializing in brand development and integrated marketing solutions. She leads cross-functional teams to develop dynamic strategies and campaigns that positively impact brand awareness and the bottom line. She has taught the go-to-market plans for new technologies and services for WWE Mobile, Showtime Networks, The Smithsonian Channel, and NYC’s MTA. An ad agency veteran, Alicia has built and led pro-bono teams on behalf of numerous non-profits, serving as a strategic marketing advisor and delivering compelling, authentic, dynamic marketing solutions.

Sivan SchlecterSivan Schlecter is a senior strategy and account lead. As a marketing director, marketing consultant and nonprofit cofounder, Sivan has spent over 20 years engaging, designing and building strategic partnerships across the private, go… — **Sivan Schlecter**
As a marketing leader, Sivan has spent over 20 years building strategic partnerships across private, government, nonprofit, and academic sectors to help advance sustainable development and LGBT equality movements.
Sivan co-founded the nonprofit Picture Earth. She also served as an educational and marketing expert for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. Prior, Sivan worked with media companies and their nonprofit, distribution, and advertising partners to strengthen visibility and community platforms for LGBT+. Sivan co-founded the nonprofit Picture Earth. She also served as an educational and marketing expert for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection.
Sivan holds an MS in Sustainability from CUNY and a BA in Communication from Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.

Jon LindsayJon Lindsay has over 15 years of experience working with New York City nonprofit and for-profit corporations in social impact marketing. From content creation for collateral, web development, and online campaigns, to grant writing and fun… — **Jon Lindsay**
Jon has over 15 years of experience working with New York City nonprofits and for-profit corporations in social impact marketing. From content creation to grant writing and fundraising, event promotion, and production, Jon’s work has centered on moving audiences and stakeholders to action through compelling stories.
Jon completed a BA in English and Sociology at The College of Wooster and graduate coursework in public policy, marketing, and communications at NYU Wagner School of Public Service and the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College.

Haley SteinhauserHaley Steinhauser’s love for storytelling landed her in the field of Marketing and Public Relations where she has worked in startups for nearly a decade managing teams, leading strategic (internal and external) communications, devel… — **Haley Steinhauser**
Haley’s love for storytelling landed her in marketing and public relations. She has worked for startups, managing teams, leading strategic communications, developing brand strategy, and elevating executive team members into thought leadership roles.
Prior to joining GRC, Haley led communications for multiple political campaigns and directed corporate communication in a wide variety of industries. Haley is a graduate of Regis University with a BA in English.