About Verity

Building the trust layer for biofuel carbon monetization, turning data into revenue across 45Z, LCFS, and SAF markets.

Verity and Gevo

Verity is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gevo, dedicated to providing full-service carbon project development through its proprietary digital MRV (Measure, Report, Verify) platform, powered by distributed ledger technology. Verity specializes in carbon accounting and services aimed at maximizing the value of environmental benefits throughout the entire business system.

Gevo’s mission is to convert renewable energy and biogenic carbon into sustainable fuels and chemicals with a net zero or better carbon footprint. Gevo’s innovative technology can be used to make a variety of products, including sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”), motor fuels, chemicals, and other materials. Gevo’s business model includes developing, financing, and operating production facilities for these renewable fuels and other products. It currently runs one of the largest dairy-based renewable natural gas (“RNG”) facilities in the United States. It also owns the world’s first production facility for specialty alcohol-to-jet (“ATJ”) fuels and chemicals. Gevo emphasizes the importance of sustainability by tracking and verifying the carbon footprint of its business systems through its Verity subsidiary. For more information about Gevo, please visit www.gevo.com

Leadership

Meet the Team

Kimberly Bowron

President

Kimberly has led teams and business transformation in renewable energy, petrochemicals, cybersecurity, managed services and media and entertainment. She holds a Master’s in Industrial Organizational Psychology from California State University at Long Beach and has completed executive education in Compensation and Audit Committees at Harvard Business School. She also holds a cybersecurity certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors and Carnegie Mellon University.

Eric Frey

Chief Financial Officer

Eric was Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice President of Finance, where he helped lead M&A activity, capital strategy, and growth planning in the low-carbon fuels sector at Gevo. Previously he spent eight years at Citigroup, rising to Director in the Clean Energy Transition investment banking group. Eric holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Physics from Rice University, where he specialized in biophysics and earned national fellowships, and a B.S. in Physics, magna cum laude, from Miami University, where he was honored with the Barry Goldwater and Astronaut Foundation Scholarships.

Jill Stanford

Vice President, Product

Jill leverages more than 18 years of experience in GIS, remote sensing and precision agriculture to drive digital innovation in sustainable farming systems. She joined Verity in September 2024 following Gevo’s acquisition of CultivateAI, where she was CEO and Co-Founder. Jill spent over a decade at John Deere, where she led software architecture for over 40 mobile applications and pioneered major product innovations. Currently, she represents the U.S. on the ISO Smart Farming Livestock Subgroup, helping define international data standards.

Jeff Germain

Vice President, Engineering

Jeff leads the design and delivery of geospatial software solutions for sustainability and carbon tracking. With over 17 years of experience in programming and application development, Jeff is a seasoned architect in Esri and Microsoft .NET environments, developing enterprise-scale systems across agriculture, transportation, and infrastructure sectors.

Justin Mease

Director, Commercial

Justin brings more than a decade of success in driving growth, market expansion, and strategic alignment across the renewable energy and biofuels sectors. Before Verity, Justin held key leadership roles at Chevron and Renewable Energy Group. Justin holds an MBA in Finance from Iowa State University and brings the discipline, grit, and teamwork of a former collegiate athlete.

Jennifer Bond

Director, Customer Success

Jennifer Bond brings over 15 years of experience in sustainability and decarbonization. Prior to Verity, Jennifer spent nine years at Valero Energy Corporation, where she rose to lead low carbon compliance strategy. She launched Valero’s Low Carbon Assurance Program and managed compliance across more than 25 business groups, including development of industry-first pricing methodologies for Clean Fuel Regulation credits. Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Advisors