Paul Kiesler (he/him) was born in Louisville, KY, grew up in Columbia, MD, and graduated from Cornell University with a BS. He went to work for PepsiCo for 30 years, spending 23 years in Russia, where he ended up running the $2.5 billion business with 11,000 employees. When Paul returned to the US, he became immersed in the climate fight and has been active with Climate Reality since 2020. Paul is also an active member of the Climate Smart Gardiner Taskforce where he helps decarbonize municipal infrastructure in Gardiner, NY and maintain trails for the NY-NJ Trail Conference.