Meet Our Team
Rishabh Khanna
CEO
Rishabh co-invented the remote sensing system that Earthbanc was built on. Patented in Sweden, it uses AI to measure carbon in forests and soil, and runs the company’s monitoring, reporting and verification platform. He also heads Earthtree Enviro Private Limited, Earthbanc’s Indian subsidiary, which is building Regeneration Meghalaya, one of the largest private ARR projects.
Rishabh spent more than 15 years building climate organisations before founding the company. He co-founded the Indian Youth Climate Network and ran climate campaigns in South Asia for 350.org.
He holds an MSc in Economic Development and postgraduate diplomas in environmental law and in international law and diplomacy.
Antonin Stoklasek
CTO & Co-founder
Antonin is the principal architect of Earthbanc's software suite that supports every stage of a nature-based project, from the nursery to the carbon report.
He designed it for remote sites where a reliable connection can’t be found, and his work solves the problem of data duplication when a field worker’s device finally syncs. His current focus is AI-assisted development to help our engineers build faster.
Before Earthbanc, Antonin spent two decades in engineering, including building systems used by hundreds of millions of people. Antonin holds a Master’s in Applied Informatics from the University of Hradec Králové, in Czechia.
Joyce Heng
Chief Financial Officer
Joyce is Chief Financial Officer at Earthbanc, leading finance across the group and its subsidiaries, with responsibility for operations, controls, reporting and the group’s tax and treasury structure.
Since joining in 2024 she has set up the group’s teams, systems and processes, closed statutory audits in new countries, and led the improvement of business and accounting functions.
She brings close to 28 years in the field, with senior roles across Asia and Europe at Michelin, Electrolux, Boule Diagnostics and Excillum, and a track record of raising capital, leading restructurings and steering acquisitions. Almost seven of those years were in IT finance, positioning her well to support Earthbanc as it commercialises its software products and services. She is a Chartered Accountant (CPA) and completed CFA Level I.
Dr. Elliot Fraval
Chief Information and Science Officer
Elliot oversees Earthbanc’s software development, GIS, business analytics and carbon teams. His work has grown Earthbanc’s monitoring capacity from around 100 farms to more than 1000, and field photograph intake from a few hundred a week to 100,000.
Before joining Earthbanc in 2024, Elliot spent close to 18 years in senior technical and sustainability roles across the public and private sectors.
Elliot holds a PhD in Physical Sciences from the Australian National University and a Master of GIS and Remote Sensing from Charles Sturt University. He is a Certified Measurement and Verification Professional and a Green Star Accredited Professional.
Roei Yaakobi
Chief Product Officer
Roei leads product strategy and delivery across Earthbanc software solutions, turning geospatial and field data into the monitoring and verification systems. He aligns the product with conditions in the field, ensuring its data meets registry and investor standards. He also leads the company’s commercial positioning and pricing.
Roei joined Earthbanc in August 2024, when the company acquired Tie Up Farming, the Australian agritech business he founded and led for eight years.
Before that, he held senior sales and marketing roles in Melbourne, including Director of Sales and Marketing at Monaco Court.
Maurice Clisby
Chief Operating Officer
Maurice runs the operational backbone of Regeneration Meghalaya, one of Earthbanc’s flagship projects. He is building the plan to move it from planting into monitoring and credit issuance, turning field work into data and verification systems. He also shapes how investors see Earthbanc and drives its business development.
Maurice trained as a mechanical engineer and spent eight years delivering capital projects before moving into consulting roles across the carbon economy, energy transition and manufacturing.
He holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School, taken with an Award of Distinction, a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University.
Geurt Lam
Chief of Staff
Geurt turns the leadership team’s decisions into action across the company, stepping into the gaps where ownership hasn’t yet been assigned. His current focus is building business development, pairing the company’s software with services to meet what clients on the ground need.
He brings more than 25 years across operations, commerce and finance. Geurt spent much of his career at NGA Human Resources, progressing to Managing Director. He was previously CFO and COO at Trinomics, a European climate and energy economics consultancy.
Geurt holds an MSc in Economics and a post-graduate qualification in Certified Public Accountancy, both from the University of Groningen.
Sharyn RossRakesh
Director of Strategic Planning
Sharyn leads Earthbanc’s carbon and biodiversity credit project development and its monitoring, reporting and verification work. Since joining in 2024, she has built a system to determine which opportunities are worth pursuing before capital is allocated to them, and is overseeing work on Earthbanc Intelligence, a free pre-feasibility screening tool for governments and project developers.
Before Earthbanc, Sharyn spent 23 years at Melbourne Water, rising to Principal Waterways and leading the science behind the utility’s ten-year Healthy Waterways Strategy.
Sharyn holds a Master of Applied Science in Fluvial Geomorphology from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Science from Monash University.
Dr. Supriya Singh Bhatla
Director, Carbon Projects
Supriya leads the technical and strategic development of Earthbanc’s nature-based carbon projects. She has played a leading role in developing Regeneration Meghalaya, one of the largest ARR projects in India, taking it from design through implementation and certification.
She joined Earthbanc in 2022 and took on her current role in 2024. With 24 years of experience in natural resource management, climate finance and environmental project development, she previously worked with the World Bank, GIZ India and Iora Ecological Solutions.
She holds a PhD in Political Ecology and a certificate in Environmental Law, and has authored or contributed to 19 academic, professional and policy publications.