We Built EMSat to Make Methane Visible
Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases, yet it often goes undetected. We're changing that with satellite technology.
Our Mission
Methane accounts for roughly 30% of global warming since pre-industrial times. Unlike CO2, methane is short-lived in the atmosphere — meaning rapid reductions in emissions can have an immediate impact on the climate trajectory.
But you can't reduce what you can't see. Traditional monitoring methods are expensive, infrequent, and limited in coverage. Satellite technology changes the equation, enabling continuous, global-scale methane monitoring at a fraction of the cost.
EMSat was founded to make this technology accessible and easy to use. We believe that operators, regulators, and investors all benefit when emissions data is transparent, accurate, actionable, and easy to access. Our platform processes satellite imagery automatically, delivering detection alerts and quantified emission rates directly to the people who need them.
Leadership
Prof. Robert Perrons
Chief Executive Officer
Rob is the CEO and founder of EMSat, and a professor at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to joining QUT in 2011, Rob worked in a wide variety of roles and locations around the world for Shell International's Exploration & Production division, and served as the Executive Coordinator of Global Research & Development in the company's headquarters in the Netherlands.
He has a B.Eng. in mechanical engineering from McMaster University in Canada, a Master's degree in Technology & Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a PhD in engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar.
Rob was named as a Fulbright Scholar in 2020, serves as a board member on several clean energy technology startups around the world, advises the Australian Government as a member of its Expert Network on matters related to innovation and emerging technologies in the energy and resource sectors, and is a member of the United Nations Expert Group for Energy and Resources.
Jared Keller
Chief Technology Officer
Jared is the CTO of EMSat, bringing over 20 years of experience in technology leadership, cloud architecture, and AI-powered systems. He holds a Master of Science in Information Management from the University of Washington.
Prior to joining EMSat, Jared served as CTO of Advanced Mobility Analytics Group, where he led the development of scalable edge and cloud-based video analytics solutions for transportation safety across Australia, the US, and Canada. He previously founded Intellitonic, a digital marketing and analytics agency, and prior to that was a founding member and Vice President of Engineering at Conversica, where he built and led the company's AI-powered SaaS sales automation platform from startup through multiple rounds of venture funding, growing the technical team from a small founding group to an organisation of 200.
Jared holds a patent in AI-driven customer engagement automation and has deep expertise in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), machine learning, and cybersecurity. He is based in Melbourne, Australia.
John Swinson
Legal Counsel
John Swinson is principal of Pie Legal and a Professor of Law at The University of Queensland. He specializes in technology, AI, and data law.
John graduated with a LLM from Harvard Law School and a LLB from the University of Queensland. Prior to starting Pie Legal, he was a long-time partner of the law firm King & Wood Mallesons. John was also a Fulbright Scholar, and serves as a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Advisory Board
Thomas Dougherty
Ambassador of the USA (Retired)
Ambassador (ret) Thomas Dougherty has been the Warburg Chair in International Relations at Simmons University in Boston since July 2021. A career Foreign Service Officer for more than 27 years, he served in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, and Washington. He was U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, and served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Australia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Malawi.
Upon retiring from the U.S. State Department, he was Executive Director of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission from 2016–2021. A graduate of Brown University, he is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs, and is a board member of AGE (Advancing Girls Education) Africa.
Lisa A. Jaster
U.S. Army Reserve – Lieutenant Colonel, Engineer
Lisa Jaster is a U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, combat engineer, and one of the first three women ever to graduate from the elite U.S. Army Ranger program, widely considered to be one of the most difficult combat training courses in the world. Lisa was also the first ever reservist to complete the Ranger program.
A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Lisa holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering. She worked with the Shell Oil Company in the U.S. as a project manager and construction engineer for 12 years. She is currently a partner in The Talent War Group, a management consulting and executive search firm.
Prof. Alex Slocum
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Alex is the Walter M. May & A. Hazel May Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He has published more than 150 papers, and has been issued over 100 patents. Alex's work covers a diverse range of interests that includes energy and water systems.
He regularly works with companies on the development of new products, and has been significantly involved with the invention and development of 11 products that have been awarded R&D 100 awards. Alex is a Fellow of the ASME and the recipient of multiple engineering achievement awards.
Have a question? Want to request a demonstration?
Interested in hearing more about us or our services?