Jamie Houston

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Aurora Sustainable Lands

   Jan 2022 — Present · Jackson, MS, US

   Aurora Sustainable Lands is the leading alternative investment firm in North America that owns and manage working forests in North America with a primary mission of carbon dioxide sequestration. Aurora is a first-of-its-kind company. We are the largest landowner in the U.S. primarily focused on maximizing carbon capture to address the climate impact. Today we own, protect and manage 1.65 million acres and have created carbon value and sold credits representing millions of metric tons of carbon removals and avoided carbon emissions.The potential to work with existing landowners, timberland managers, and investors to positively impact the ecology, hydrology, and continue to have a day-to-day working forest is our leading focus.Nature-based investments take a holistic approach to managing timberland for the next generations of landowners and managers. By combining carbon resources, timber products, and socially responsible attributes, substantial value both monetarily and non-financial in nature can be achieved.

Education

• The University of Georgia

  MFR

  2005 — 2007

• University of Mississippi

  BA

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Management
• Business Development
• Contract Negotiation
• Customer Service
• Dispositions
• Disposition
• Financial Modeling
• Valuation
• Due Diligence
• Portfolio Management
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Strategy
• Asset Management
• Real Estate