Dirk Forrister is Managing Director at Natsource LLC, where he is responsible for new carbon fund development. He also chairs the company’s policy and public affairs committee. Previously, when based in Natsource Europe’s headquarters in London, he managed the development and launch of the Greenhouse Gas Credit Aggregation Pool, which grew to over $800 million in corporate commitments.

Prior to joining Natsource, Mr. Forrister served as Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force in the Clinton Administration, and prior to that was Assistant US Secretary of Energy for Congressional & Public Affairs. He has also held positions as Energy Program Manager at Environmental Defense Fund and as legislative counsel to Congressman Jim Cooper, the author of two early climate change laws.

Mr. Forrister holds a B.A. from David Lipscomb University and a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law.