Solomon is pursuing an MS in sustainability management at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies. As a fellow, Solomon worked on the ESG and sustainability research team as an equity research associate. He led efforts to evaluate and model costs of capture for technologies like direct air capture (DAC), bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), and biochar for a note on the size, viability, and demand of the high-quality carbon offset market. He also contributed to projects on securing power for generative AI, the growth of the nuclear sector, and the green bond market.
Prior to the sustainability management program, Solomon worked as the BERDO fellow at the City of Boston, aiding in building decarbonization and allocating compliance payments. Simultaneously, he worked as a content writer at Climate Vault, a startup that funds growing carbon dioxide removal projects through the carbon allowance markets. He also worked with ARKN Ventures as a consultant to evaluate blockchain-based projects’ environmental footprints and the role of decentralized finance on the environment.
Solomon currently does research in the PoreStore lab at Columbia and evaluates the efficacy of enhanced rock weathering and enhanced oil recovery for their applications to the CDR market and oil and gas sectors. Solomon earned dual bachelors at Yale University in environmental studies and fine art and wrote his senior theses on the economic impacts of severe weather on rural communities and insect-aided decomposition of natural materials.