AJ Bird is a Treaty 8 Indian from Deninu K’ue First Nation working at the intersection of carbon market integrity, Indigenous governance, climate infrastructure, and climate intelligence systems. Her work focuses on strengthening high-integrity carbon markets through rights-holder governance models, carbon removal strategy, and environmental market design, informed by experience spanning climate technology project development, Indigenous climate finance, and emerging climate infrastructure systems. AJ is Co-Founder and Chief Partnership Officer of AVNGRDE and serves in leadership roles supporting biodiversity finance, environmental governance, and Indigenous participation in emerging environmental markets.