Tim Tensen

Tim is a designer, technologist, and executive. In his capacity as Chief Operations Officer with Terra Genesis he leads efforts to develop the capacity of food, fashion, and cosmetics brands and farmers around the globe to create regenerative supply systems. As Head of Strategy for Smallholder Data Services, he is working to redefine the economics of data to be in service to life in a way that addresses the underlying drivers of climate change. As founding board member of Collaborative Earth he is supporting the formation of interdisciplinary labs that usher science out into the open, fostering collaboration between frontline communities, scientists, technologists, and business leaders. As a founding board member of the Regenerative Apiculture Working Group, he is leading US efforts to realign the honey and beekeeping industry to support the wider health of pollinator ecologies and beekeeper livelihoods.