Jared Wildwistle

Jared Wildwistle manages the Business Climate Action Program at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s (GMRI) Climate Center. Created in 2022, this program supports businesses in the regional blue economy understand their climate-related risk exposure, while also helping them pursue climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Prior to joining GMRI in 2022, Jared attended the University of Maine where he received his MBA and Master’s in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. His master’s thesis focused on the transition to reusable packaging in the food service industry and was a catalyst for Maine’s Health Inspection Program to adopt a policy allowing reusable take-out packaging in Maine restaurants. In 2017, Jared co-founded Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick, ME, one of New England’s first all-electric breweries to operate entirely on renewable energy.