WILL PETERFFY

Will has spent his life building a bridge between our natural and financial worlds. It is his passion for nature that drives him and his innate understanding of systems thinking that shapes his vision for the future. In 2020 Will committed his full attention to building One Small Planet, where business is in service to life. It is his most comprehensive effort towards creating an economy that takes care of us and our home, our One Small Planet.
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In addition to his work at One Small Planet, Will proudly serves as Chair of the ESG Committee at IBKR and on the board for Bioneers among others. He is an environmentalist, financier, and land steward in service to team Life.

CHRIS UZPEN

Chris has spent over 25 years practicing law, including as a partner at an international law firm where he served as co-head of its family office practice. He is a tax law specialist by training but has spent the past 10 years advising on and managing all aspects of investment and business matters. Chris enjoys sharing his extensive knowledge and has taught as an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac Law School and Grand Valley State University. Chris has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut, a law degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Taxation from Grand Valley State University.

ANGELA MERRILL

Angela has spent over 20 years in the field of psychology, specializing in alternative and integrative healing modalities, including ecopsychology. She believes that personal and collective well-being are deeply interwoven with our relationship to the natural world. Angela holds a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Wilderness Therapy and is the founder of Expanding Roots Integrative Wellness in Boulder, CO. She has served as a group facilitator, yoga teacher, and adjunct professor at Naropa University’s Graduate School of Psychology. Driven by a profound commitment to the intersection of human and ecological resilience, Angela joined One Small Planet, where she now serves as Chief Administrative Officer.

BRADLEY SMITH

Bradley joyfully supports One Small Planet as Chief Operating Officer and leads One Small Planet’s philanthropic fund. After over a decade of work in local government climate and resilience, international outdoor and traditional education, and operating his own business as a death doula, Bradley was the first to join founder Will Peterffy in the building of One Small Planet. An environmental scientist by training and a community bridge builder and systems integrator by experience, Bradley enjoys working with people in complex systems to align and co-create just impact. Service, discernment, and non stop learning all drive Bradley to continue this great work with One Small Planet.

JACK WIELEBINSKI

Jack Wielebinski has spent the entirety of his career in the financial services industry. Beginning as an investment banking analyst, and later working in private equity focused on financial services companies, spanning both the private equity and financial advisory practices at the firm. Prior to One Small Planet, Jack was the head of investor relations for a public company he supported through its IPO on the NASDAQ.
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Mr. Wielebinski runs the Fire Fund operations at One Small Planet, managing nearly all deal sourcing, analysis, portfolio management, and is a member of the investment committee and active on numerous boards. He believes in the possibility of a better and brighter future for the world through better designed systems and outcomes, which is why he does what he does at One Small Planet.