Gage Smith

Officer, Registry Operations

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Gage Smith, Officer, Registry Operations, contributes to all aspects of operations and program delivery, including account management, process optimization, and data governance for ACR’s registry platform.

Prior to joining ACR, Gage worked in international development managing agricultural and economic growth projects across Africa and Southeast Asia. He brings extensive international experience working in climate-smart agriculture, supply chain strengthening, and market systems development, implementing over $250 million in USAID and USDA-funded contracts and awards. His background includes subaward and grants management, compliance monitoring, client and partner engagement, and adaptive global operations, with a strong focus on ensuring adherence to U.S. federal rules and regulations. Gage is pursuing a Master of Science in Agriculture and holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from The Ohio State University.

Our Team

ACR benefits from a responsive, best-in-class team with wide-ranging expertise, including carbon project development, climate policy, carbon market design, carbon credit methodology development, third-party verification, and registry design and operations. We understand the complex technical, market and regulatory issues involved in developing carbon projects and work with asset owners to navigate the process from project registration and verification through to the issuance of carbon credits.

ACR is governed by Environmental Resources Trust LLC, a wholly-owned nonprofit subsidiary of Winrock International. The ERT Board of Managers ensures ACR maintains focus on harnessing the power of markets to improve the environment. View the latest ACR annual report.