Complete list of expert staff

  • Kaiser, Dan
    Director of Agriculture Innovation, Climate-Smart Agriculture

    Areas of expertise: Agriculture technology, ecosystem service markets, biodiversity, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), agriculture sustainability.

  • Kapate, Vrashabh
    Manager, Dairy Industry, EDF+Business

    Areas of expertise: Dairy, Corporate Partnerships, Developing Economies

  • Karr, Kendra
    Senior Scientist II, Ocean Research & Development

    Areas of expertise: Marine protected areas, ocean conservation, food systems, climate-resilient fisheries, data-limited scientific assessment (stocks and ecosystems) and adaptive management, ecosystem-based management, designing equitable management systems, effective governance for sustainable management, scaling successful solutions, designing behavioral science-based interventions for marine conservation problems

  • Kelly, David
    State Director, North Carolina

    Areas of expertise: Clean energy, energy efficiency, environmental markets, agricultural sustainability, shale gas development and production, and public policy

  • Kelly, Ted
    Senior Attorney, Energy Markets and Regulation

    Areas of expertise: Utility regulation, clean energy policy, wholesale gas and electric markets

  • Kelso, Karly
    Director, Climate Resilient Food Systems

    Areas of expertise: Blue foods, food systems, Asia-Pacific, fishery management design, small-scale fisheries, rights-based management

  • Kerr, Suzi
    Senior Vice President, Chief Economist

    Areas of expertise: Emissions pricing, Climate change policy, Land use, International climate cooperation and collaborative policy research processes

  • Kiely, Pam
    Associate Vice President, U.S. Region

    Areas of expertise: U.S. climate and energy policy, carbon markets, legislative and regulatory strategy, subnational policy

  • Kleisner, Kristin
    Associate Vice President, Oceans Science

    Areas of expertise: Climate change and fisheries, bio-economic modeling, indicators of ocean health and fisheries status

  • Kodis, Maliʻo
    Manager, Partnerships, Climate Corps

    Areas of expertise: Developing emerging climate leaders, building corporate, public, and non-profit partnerships, corporate sustainability, strategic climate change mitigation and adaptation

  • Kousky, Carolyn
    Associate Vice President, Economics and Policy Analysis

    Areas of expertise: Climate risk management, disaster insurance, household and community resilience, climate adaptation, disaster policy, environmental economics

  • Krupp, Fred
    President

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  • Kurland, Adam
    Attorney, Federal Energy

    Areas of expertise: Energy law and policy, utility regulation

  • Kuzdas, Christopher
    Senior Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems

    Areas of expertise: Water management and governance; public policy; decision support; social-ecological systems; risk management; rural development and planning

  • Lackner, Maureen
    Senior Manager, Economics & Policy Analysis

    Areas of expertise: Climate and energy policy, environmental policy instruments, Methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, data analysis

  • LaMair, Edwin
    Attorney, U.S. Legal & Regulatory

    Areas of expertise: Oil & gas regulations, U.S. climate policy, and the Clean Air Act

  • Lavallee, Jocelyn
    Agricultural Soil Carbon Scientist

    Areas of expertise: soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, carbon sequestration, natural climate solutions

  • Leland, Amanda
    Executive Director

    Areas of expertise:

  • Lentz, Andrew
    Director of Federal Affairs, Agriculture Policy

    Areas of expertise: Agriculture and food policy, climate-smart agriculture, diversity, equity and inclusion, government relations, political strategy, international diplomacy, coalition building

  • Leyden, Colin
    State Director, Texas

    Areas of expertise: Oil and gas, energy policy, ground-level ozone and air quality