Our team

Staff

Will van de Pol

CEO

Will stepped up to the position of CEO in 2023, having campaigned at Market Forces since 2015. Will previously led our Asset Management and Shareholder Action team, where his work focused on challenging investors to bring companies into line with climate goals.

Gerlinde Scholz

Chief Operating Officer

Gerlinde joined Market Forces in 2024. She has extensive experience in building capacity and scale for not-for-profit organisations. Her experience includes both governance and senior executive appointments in a diversity of organisations. She brings a track record of driving transformational growth and business process improvement to Market Forces.

Antony Balmain

Media and Communications Manager

Antony joined Market Forces in 2022, bringing decades of experience in media management, journalism and communications. Antony manages the Communications team and is responsible for ensuring Market Forces’ research and campaigns reach key media markets, our messaging and communications are impactful and engaging, and the team’s skills are developed. Antony loves spending time in nature with family and friends, watching film and reading good books.

Bernadette Maheandiran

Director, Asia Energy Finance

Bernadette joined Market Forces in 2017 and leads our Asian energy finance campaigns. Bernadette develops campaigns on coal and gas companies, projects and financiers. She also liaises with community groups, conducts outreach to investors, and manages our Asia-focused team.

Marcella Brasset

Australian Campaigns Manager

Marcella joined the Market Forces team in 2023, bringing extensive experience in campaign strategy, project and people management and cross cultural coaching, facilitation and empowerment of people with lived experience of intersectional injustice. 

Nellie Malseed

Operations Coordinator

Nellie manages the Market Forces office spaces, provides the team with logistical support, and is responsible for financial and compliance administration. Since 2021, Nellie has filled this integral internally-focused position, and they also provide an important liaison role with Friends of the Earth Australia.

Kyle Robertson

Australian Banks Campaigner and Analyst

Kyle joined the Market Forces research team in 2022, with a key focus on the role Australia’s banks play in financing fossil fuel expansion. Building off the back of this research work, Kyle now develops campaigns and investor analysis to drive progress at Australia’s major banks and keep the banks accountable to their climate commitments. 

Rose Tehan

Analyst

Rose started with Market Forces in 2023, bringing extensive experience in data analysis, research and quality control. Quickly becoming integral to the team, Rose has led research projects including an analysis of superannuation funds proxy voting, a global investor survey, and the Compare Banks Table update. 

Jack Wood

Company Analyst

In 2024, Jack joined the team as our Company Analyst, having previously worked as an Equity Analyst specialising in ASX-listed mineral resource firms.  Jack conducts research for multiple campaigns, notably developing investor briefings and communications on APA, Santos, Whitehaven, and Woodside. 

Brett Morgan

Asset Management/Superannuation Funds Campaigner

Brett joined Market Forces in 2021, having previously worked in the superannuation industry. He leads our campaign to clean up Australia’s super funds, holding large investors accountable for their failure to bring portfolio companies in line with global climate goals. Brett holds a Master of Public Policy (Political Economy) from the University of Sydney.

Morgan Pickett

Australian Fossil Fuels Campaigner

Morgan joined Market Forces in 2022 and works on the Australian Banks campaign. Specialising in strategy, communications and policy analysis, Morgan navigates complex and challenging campaign environments to deliver concrete policy wins for our climate. Morgan has worked on public and corporate policy campaigns for more than 8 years, and holds a Masters degree in Public Policy and Management and Bachelor of International Relations (hons).

Cari Lin

Shareholder and Community Action Organiser

Cari joined Market Forces in 2024. Initially trained as a lawyer, Cari transitioned to the climate movement as a community organiser. Cari now manages the shareholder action element of our campaigns, empowering shareholders to drive strategic and impactful change.

Munira Chowdhury

Analyst

Since 2017, Munira has produced the research behind countless Market Forces reports and briefings on fossil fuel and energy companies. Munira’s campaigning focuses on fossil fuel developments in Bangladesh. Munira is passionate about climate justice.

Sachiko Suzuki

Asia Climate and Energy Finance Analyst

Sachiko has been with Market Forces since 2018. Her analysis, built on her PhD in sustainable finance, and her background in the financial sector and climate policy research, provides valuable insight into how we can effectively change corporate Japan and its financiers.

Binbin Mariana

Asia Energy Finance Campaigner

Binbin joined Market Forces in 2020 and is based in Jakarta. Binbin’s role focuses on Indonesian coal mining companies, while supporting the wider climate movement in Indonesia. Binbin also supports our work targeting regionally significant banks financing fossil fuel expansion.

Meg Fukuzawa

Asia Energy Finance Campaigner

Joining Market Forces in 2019, Meg is based in southeast Asia and has a background working in civil society organisations across the region. Meg drives campaigns to change the policies and behaviour of Japanese corporations involved in the development and financing of fossil fuels across Asia.

Eri Watanabe

Japanese Banks Campaigner

After working closely with us in her previous role as a finance campaigner at 350.org, Eri joined the team at Market Forces in 2023. Eri leads our Japanese commercial bank campaigns. 

Kentaro Nunokawa

Japan Energy Campaigner

Kentaro started with Market Forces in 2023, campaigning on Japanese companies and banks. Kentaro conducts engagement with companies and investors. He also supports Market Forces to develop and deliver numerous public tactics internationally with allies in Japan and beyond.

Kumiko Kitano

Communications Campaigner – Asia Energy Finance

Kumiko joined Market Forces in 2022 and brings rich experience from Japan’s advertising industry. She leads communications for Asia energy finance campaigns, including investor engagement, digital and traditional advertising, and owned media. She’s passionate about crafting narratives that move finance away from fossil fuels and drive systemic change.

Kate Simpson

Digital Campaigns Manager

Kate has been part of Market Forces since 2017. She manages our digital and supporter communications, advertising campaigns and community fundraising. Kate has a Bachelor of Journalism and has previously worked in marine conservation, the arts and government.

Paula Martinez

Digital Content Coordinator

Paula has been with Market Forces since 2019, and her video production work helps to grow engagement for our campaigns. Paula also provides support with graphic design and digital communications. 

Amelia Benefield

Digital Communications Campaigner

Amelia joined Market Forces in 2023. She manages our social media channels, develops social media campaigns with the Australia and Asia teams, and designs creative content for Market Forces publications.

Matt Tomkins

Digital Campaigner

Matt joined Market Forces in 2020. He ensures that what we publish online is current, well-presented, and optimised for end users. Matt’s work supports our online marketing strategies to grow our audience, amplify our reach and influence campaign targets. 

Manny Perez

Website Manager