Trey Sides began practicing meditation after attending a three-day meditation retreat after college and came to San Francisco Zen Center through the Young Urban Zen (YUZ) community. He met his teacher, Kodo Conlin, through YUZ and continues to practice daily zazen at City Center.
Professionally, Trey's work focuses on scaling solutions to the climate crisis, and he currently serves as sourcing lead for carbon removals at Carbon Direct, a science-led firm providing carbon management and advisory services in the carbon removal market. He started his career in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Georgia Tech.