Henry L. Ines (’98 Finance)

2025 Gerald I. Susman Sustainability Leadership Award 

Henry Ines is the Co-Founder and CEO of Chainparency, a supply chain software and data solutions company. The company’s turnkey and configurable digital products are used to streamline workflows and to enable the real-time collection of high integrity supply chain and climate data for product claims validation, operational efficiencies, regulatory compliance, and sustainability purposes. From marine conservation, sustainable forestry, safe and compliant food systems, beneficially-reused upcycled waste to renewable bioenergy products, Chainparency’s technology solutions are used by enterprises of all sizes, communities, and individuals to support a variety of applications and sustainability initiatives globally.

With more than two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, executive, and trusted advisor, Henry is passionate about harnessing cutting edge digital applications and solutions for global impact. An early advocate of enterprise blockchain solutions, Henry is recognized as a global leader and innovator of blockchain technology-based applications – particularly for use in supply chains. A key focus of Henry’s work is the development of novel solutions, incorporating both digital technology and new incentive models, designed to align all key stakeholders in a supply chain to support initiatives leading to sustainable and climate-smart outcomes for the benefit of society, habitats, and the environment.

In North American forests, Henry’s work with Chainparency has increased access to digital tools and helped to prove origination of sustainably-sourced products, validate climate-smart practices, account for carbon removal claims, and to facilitate new market opportunities for working forest and forest-reliant communities. In Latin America, Henry’s worked with conservation groups to empower fishermen and cooperatives to use new digital tools, ensure traceability in seafood supply chains, validate sustainable fishing practices, and to mitigate against the risk of illegal bycatch of marine species to include the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise.

Aside from Chanparency, Henry also serves on the Steering Committee of the GoChain Foundation, a developer of a highly scalable and environmentally friendly blockchain protocol and network, and is an expert resource on enterprise blockchain solutions for the Asian Productivity Organization. He is a Co-founder of Generation, a boutique digital consultancy focused on esports, gaming, STEAM programs and digital modernization initiatives. He serves on multiple boards and is a proud member of the Penn State Smeal Board of Visitors.

Henry began his career as a management consultant in Washington, D.C. and later worked in corporate finance and venture capital, focusing on early-stage technology startups, while based in innovation hubs including Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Henry earned a BS in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University in 1998 and an MBA from Duke University in 2008.