Jessica Bede, ACR Managing Director, began working in GHG accounting and carbon projects in 2011 and joined ACR in 2019. In her current position, she is responsible for providing leadership and coordination of ACR's technical and strategic work to mobilize emission reductions, ensure the integrity of carbon credits, and promote market innovation. This includes advising staff and partners on methodology and program development, project review and credit issuance, registry infrastructure, and market opportunities.

Her previous work has involved a variety of climate financing mechanisms and multiple project types giving Jessica a wide range of knowledge across the transportation, energy, building, natural resources, and waste sectors. Prior to ACR, Jessica worked at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) where she first contributed to compliance offset protocol development and credit issuance under the State’s Cap-and-Trade program before working on the use of auction proceeds for California Climate Investments to further the State’s climate goals and benefit disadvantaged communities. Prior to CARB, she worked on the technical design of Carbon Tanzania’s first REDD project, which included establishing and strengthening the land rights of indigenous populations and delivering payments for ecosystem services to communities for development and livelihood needs. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Master’s degree in International Development from Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management.