Hayley Moller

Your Story:

Hayley is a communicator, strategist, and entrepreneur with more than 16 years of experience finding innovative – and inclusive – ways to tackle the climate crisis. Currently leading Thallo, a climate tech start-up using blockchain technology to democratize the voluntary carbon markets, Hayley has also delivered successful climate and sustainability efforts for organizations of all sizes, from lean start-ups to the United Nations to some of the world's most well-known brands.

A proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for women and underrepresented groups, Hayley is passionate about making inclusivity the norm.

Hayley holds an MBA from INSEAD, where she led the school's Environment & Business Club and graduated with distinction. In 2011, she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from UCLA, where she ran several campus sustainability programs. Always a Californian at heart, she currently lives in London.

Your Impact:

I have been a vocal supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community since before I came out as bisexual myself - participating in events as an ally (all the way back to being in the leadership of my high school's chapter of the Gay Straight Alliance). But for me, the exciting moment was in 2021, when I got to step up as a leader of the OUTSEAD LGBTQIA+ club at INSEAD, where I got my MBA. I managed to get a feature in the Harvard Business Review about how folks can support their queer classmates (https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/your-lgbtq-students-need-allies-heres-how-to-support-them), and prepped my colleagues that were quoted for interview. I have continued to work with the DEI officer of INSEAD to push LGBTQIA+ representation in INSEAD events and platforms - and spoke at a conference on allyship alongside a gay man and a trans woman. As a white, cis, American woman with a male partner, I recognize my privilege that I can have conversations with people about LGBTQIA+ issues that they are unwilling to have with other queer folks, and I have tried to leverage that for the greatest impact. I have found that people find me approachable to ask their questions and engage in a way they haven't before, in both professional and personal settings, and I've become notorious in that I am always bringing up LGBTQIA+ representation in every conversation (which is not always so welcome here in the UK). At my company, Thallo, I am proactive about seeking to recruit LGBTQIA+ colleagues, and working with HR as we grow to develop support for our community.

Your Advice:

1) Your identity can be your superpower - don't hide it or diminish it. And in 2023, a company that's uncomfortable standing vocally supportive of its LGBTQIA+ employees is not a company you want to work for. 2) Community is everything. If there's not a vibrant queer community where you live, find one other queer person you can talk to about your career progression. And then recruit one more. We need each other, and together we are unstoppable.