Vincent Arena

Vincent Arena is a systems designer and social entrepreneur with a passion for sustainable problem solving. After receiving a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Design, Innovation, and Society from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Vincent has spent the last two years building organizations and businesses centered around the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Vincent currently serves as a co-founder of environmentally and culturally sustainable coffee company, Tazzetto, Director of Climate Action at the United Nations Association of Long Island, and founder of early stage startup Catalist. The mission of Catalist is to connect people to information that can catalyze them into action.