Tristan Brown 

Vice President 

Molecule Group

Tristan Brown is a Vice President at Molecule Group focusing on indirect land use change and sustainable chemicals/materials. He has 16 years of experience working as an academic, industry consultant, and expert witness in the bioeconomy. 

Among other things, he served on the New York Climate Action Council’s Energy-Intensive and Trade-Exposed Industries advisory panel and contributed heavily to the Climate-Focused Bioeconomy section of that state’s climate scoping plan. An active industry consultant, he has also been an expert witness in multiple state legal and regulatory actions on the bioeconomy.

Brown holds a Ph.D. in Biorenewable Resources and Technology from Iowa State University, a J.D. from the University of Missouri, and is a member of the Missouri Bar.