Dr. Joe Allen is CEO of 9 Foundations, Inc., associate professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and director of Harvard’s Healthy Buildings Program. He’s also the coauthor of a landmark book, Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity, which was named a Fortune magazine Best Book of the Year in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Allen has served as commissioner of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission and Chair of its Task Force of Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel.

An internationally renowned expert and sought-after advisor, Dr. Allen’s work fuses the fields of health science, building science, and business science to improve the health of indoor spaces and drive business performance. At 9 Foundations, Inc., he and his team of experts provide strategic healthy buildings solutions to senior executives across major sectors of the economy.

Dr. Allen has authored over 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers — including in such journals as JAMA, Science, and The Lancet — and is a regular contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. His television appearances include several shows across every major network: CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, CBS, NBC, and ABC.

Marissa Rainbolt, MPH, is a health scientist with experience in public health risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, worker safety, and climate change resilience. Prior to 9F, she was a researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. There, she co-developed Harvard’s Health Co-Benefits of the Built Environment Tool, which quantifies the health and climate impacts of building-related energy decisions. Because of this cutting-edge research, she was invited to contribute to Harvard Business School’s course on climate adaptation. Marissa currently serves on the Secretariat for The Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s ‘Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel’ Task Force, and is lead author of the Task Force’s final report on necessary global actions for future pandemic resilience. Throughout the pandemic, she has advised leading organizations on risk mitigation and led the development and execution of risk mitigation strategies, public health education and training programs, building operations guidelines, and outbreak response. As a public health regulatory authority and worker safety specialist in Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), Marissa received a recognition award for digital innovation. In this role, Marissa gained interdisciplinary experience across multiple EH&S programs, including food safety, water quality, physical safety, planning and administration, indoor air quality, fire/life safety, and radiation safety. Marissa has a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Environmental and Occupational Health from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from Washington State University with an emphasis on forestry and sustainability.

Dr. Emily Jones has trained as an environmental health scientist and engineer and has worked in academic research and environmental consulting for eight years. She has authored several peer-reviewed publications investigating how building design and operations affect indoor environmental conditions, evaluating ways in which indoor environments impact occupant comfort and performance, and developing strategies to remediate heavy metal contamination in natural water bodies. Dr. Jones received her PhD in Population Health Sciences from Harvard University, her MSE in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University, and her BS in Environmental Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. James McDevitt received his master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene and PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by a three-year post-doctoral fellowship in Environmental Health Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. He has over 30 years of combined experience practicing industrial hygiene in the U.S. Air Force, performing bio-aerosol research, and private consulting. He has had faculty appointments at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and University of Maryland. He is the coauthor of a book chapter, patent holder, and author/coauthor of 31 published, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Linnea Champ is a Health Scientist for 9 Foundations, Inc. Linnea conducts research and analysis on all aspects of healthy buildings. She earned her Master of Public Health degree in Environmental Health in Sustainability, Health and the Global Environment from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts in biological chemistry from Grinnell College. Prior to joining 9 Foundations Inc., Linnea worked as a clinical research coordinator for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where she managed a home environmental intervention program that led to improved pediatric asthma outcomes.

Natalie Daranyi is a Health Scientist for 9 Foundations, Inc. Natalie has professional experience in the public and private sector assessing regulatory compliance, conducting risk assessment, facilitating root cause analysis, and managing workplace safety programs.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Natalie has collaborated on COVID-19 policies and guidance in higher education. She has a background in industrial hygiene, specifically in indoor air quality research and investigations, resulting in funding and building renovations at a university campus. Natalie earned her Master of Public Health degree in Environmental and Occupational Health from the University of Arizona. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from the University of Arizona.

Katie Giasullo is the Director of Operations and Executive Assistant to Joseph Allen. She has professional experience in administrative work over the past ten years, working with executives and teams to manage day to day business operations. Katie earned her MBA from Walden University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Siena College.

Sarah Pappas is Director of Communications at 9 Foundations. She manages 9F’s external and internal communication strategy, including audience engagement, message dissemination, and business growth.

Previously, Sarah facilitated public health and communication innovation at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and later served as producer of largescale brand initiatives for academic, sustainability, and arts organizations at Boston-based design studio Moth. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication and Master of Liberal Arts from Boston University.