Trevor earned his BBA and MBA from Loyola Marymount University. He then attended the University of California at Santa Barbara as a UC Regents Special Fellow, where he earned his MA in economics and his PhD in environmental science and management. His dissertation examined how businesses can actively improve the environment in meaningful, physical ways by creatively competing with more damaging firms. Trevor has published a life cycle assessment comparing the environmental impacts of repurposing versus refurbishing used smartphones, and was part of a team that completed a large-scale multi-stakeholder environmental impact assessment of used engine oil in California.