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

Research Manager

Kyle joined the Market Forces research team in 2022, with a key focus on Australian banks. Kyle now heads up the research team whose work provides the evidence base that drives Market Forces’ campaigns on financial institutions and coal, oil and gas companies.

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. 

Grace May

AI Data Analyst

Grace joined Market Forces as an AI Data Analyst in 2026, after volunteering in 2025 to develop tools for analysing super investments in fossil fuels. With a Master of AI and experience in superannuation and data consulting, Grace helps strengthen the team’s research capacity of fossil fuel finance.

Sina Khatami

Research QA Analyst

Sina joined Market Forces in 2025, having previously worked in earth and environmental science across academia and the public sector. With a PhD in environmental hydrology and water resources, Sina’s key role is research quality assurance. 

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

Policy Analyst and 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 Action Campaigner

Cari joined Market Forces in 2024. Originally 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.

Angelica Mantikas

Gas Campaigner

Angelica joined Market Forces in 2025, leading campaigns challenging Australia’s major gas companies and the financial institutions enabling them. With a degree in International Relations (m. Environment Studies) from ANU and a background in youth advocacy and international climate policy, Angelica works closely with communities, allies, analysts and investors to expose risks, elevate local voices and redirect capital where it can do the most good. Outside of work, Angelica is most at home by the sea and in nature, sharing long meals, loud laughs, music and stories with her family & community under the olive trees.

Munira Chowdhury

Director, Asia Energy Transition

Since 2017, Munira has produced research for various Market Forces reports on fossil fuel and energy companies. Her work focuses on transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Asia. Munira is deeply committed to climate justice, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to thrive in a cleaner and healthier environment.

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 is based in Jakarta and her 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.

Ginanjar Ariyasuta

Indonesia Campaigner

Anjar joined Market Forces in 2025 after previously engaging with our work via 350.org and Climate Rangers. Anjar’s experience includes working on the Indonesian banks campaign and the youth climate movement. Anjar’s focus is on stopping funding for new coal projects in Indonesia.

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.

Rachel Ho

Asia Energy Finance Campaigner

Rachel joined Market Forces in 2025 as a Climate Finance Fellow based in Japan. She holds a graduate degree in economic policy and development from the University of Tokyo and a Bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from the University of Melbourne. Prior to Market Forces Rachel worked with private sector boards and CEOs in the industrial and technology sectors in Australia, Indonesia and the broader Asia Pacific.

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.

Nanami Kobayashi

Japan Energy Finance Campaign Associate

Nanami joined Market Forces in 2026 as a Japan Energy Finance Campaign Associate, after working as an editor at VOGUE JAPAN, where they covered culture, politics, and social issues through interviews with a wide range of figures. They hold a degree in Journalism and have a background in grassroots movements, primarily focused on queer and feminist activism.

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