Vincent  E. Merida

Vincent has an interdisciplinary background in economics and life cycle analysis related to energy systems, food systems, and other infrastructure. He has education in these fields at the highest level and is expected to complete his PhD in the spring of 2025. 

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Vincent completed his B.A. in Business Administration from California State University of Fullerton in 2018. Building on his undergraduate education in economics and entrepreneurship, his graduate studies emphasized environmental economics and life cycle assessment. In 2021, he received a M.Sc. in Environment and Natural Resources from the University of Iceland.  

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His passion for sustainability began in California where he worked in distributed solar generation and started an environmentally friendly landscaping service. For the past few years, he has been pursuing a PhD in Environment and Natural Resources from the University of Iceland. During this time, he has supervised students and lectured at the master’s level, given presentations at domestic and international conferences, published multiple articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, and advanced his knowledge of sustainability principles, including life cycle assessment of energy and food systems.   

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Vincent’s main focuses at VERKVIST include: life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental product declaration (EPD), life cycle costing, certifications, and everything related to sustainability.   ​