Meet Our Team

Laura Keating Elske (she/her) is a skilled facilitator in collaborative structured decision making and decision analysis. She believes that decision science offers valuable insights that give organizations and individuals an advantage, increasing their chances of achieving what truly matters to them. Laura derives personal satisfaction from utilizing her expertise to support purpose-driven organizations such as non-profits, government, the B Corp community, start-ups, small businesses, and more.

Laura has gained extensive expertise over the past decade by leading and participating in structured decision-making processes in various fields. Her proficiency has been recognized with a lead practitioner certification from the Society of Decision Professionals. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Decision Analysis. Examples of projects that she has worked on include enterprise risk management for an electric utility cooperative, revenue forecasting for a local county, financial analysis for a potential executive education partnership, cost-benefit analysis to prioritize conservation projects, feasibility assessment for translocating an extirpated species-at-risk, and conservation planning workshops for endangered species.

Laura holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Queen’s University, a Master of Science degree in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing from the University of Oxford, and a professional certificate in Strategic Decisions and Risk Management from Stanford University. Prior to her career as a decision professional, Laura worked as an environmental consultant and wildlife biologist.

David Nelson Elske (he/him) is motivated by the climate crisis to find mitigation and adaptation solutions to help people and the planet. Previously he worked for a renewable energy company building data collection and analytics systems. He realized that better data won't solve the climate crisis: better decisions will. Outside-of-the-box thinking has always come naturally to David, and he enjoys channeling it to help clients grow their business and impact.

Beyond work, David embraces climate action as a way to live a more fulfilling life.   He is driven by a passion for active transportation and a vision of building better, more livable cities, and spends much of his time helping community planning and climate action groups.  David holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the University of Victoria and an Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology - Renewable Energy from Camosun College.