Our Team

  • Joel Rodriguez

    Joel Rodriguez

    FOUNDER (He/Him)

    Joel holds an ALB in Environmental Studies and is pursuing an ALM in Sustainability at Harvard University. Joel incubated Assignment in 2022 at the Harvard Innovation Labs via the student i-lab membership. From 2023 to 2024, he served on the Harvard Climate Leaders Program and the Salata Institute Student Advisory Council. In 2024, he co-chaired the student-led Climate Leadership Summit at Harvard Kennedy School. Recognized as a semi-finalist in the Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, Joel is committed to leveraging technology to facilitate accessibility between non-experts and experts in environmental conservation work.

  • Prince Jenkins

    Prince Jenkins

    CO-FOUNDER (They/Them)

    Prince holds a BA in Communication from Virginia Tech, an MS in Computer Information Technology Administration and Management from George Washington University, and an MDiv from Harvard University. From 2023 to 2024, they served as a Venture Institute Fellow at VC Lab and Learning for Action Fellow at Terra.do. In the past, Prince has consulted for the Departments of State, Treasury, and Energy. They are committed to climate and sustainability initiatives by emphasizing food literacy and animal advocacy, digital emissions, and climate SaaS solutions.