02 / Leadership
Leadership for
the development task.
CarbonCore’s leadership brings experience across energy infrastructure, finance, governance and operations.
Michael A. McKenzie
President & Chief Executive
Michael brings decades of leadership across energy infrastructure, project finance and international development. He is the architect of CarbonCore’s multi-phase strategy, with a focus on sustainable fuels and long-term industrial renewal.
John P. Cornett
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
John leads legal affairs, compliance and corporate governance. His background spans commercial law, partnerships and infrastructure. He develops frameworks focused on risk, disclosure and accountability.
Ray brings experience from global oil, gas and engineering firms, combined with military leadership. As Chair, he contributes industry and leadership experience to CarbonCore’s development. His focus is reliable operations, disciplined scale-up and long-term resilience.
Dr. Sepasi is a chemist whose research interests include data science. Her chemistry and scientific expertise are relevant to CarbonCore’s SAF development work.