Mr. Torbert is the Chief Program Officer at Third Derivative, a global VC accelerator that helps climate tech entrepreneurs find a faster, more reliable path to market. Roy leads work in sectors critical to climate; heavy industry, power, transportation, buildings, carbon markets, and others. Roy was previously a Business Executive on District Systems and Energy with Google, focused on microgrids for mixed-use urban districts, and before that, a Senior Principal at RMI, overseeing programs in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

