Our climate experts

  • Otaño Cruz, Abimarie
    Manager, Energy Transition, Puerto Rico

    Areas of expertise: Energy transition, renewable energy, coral reef conservation and restoration, community-based initiatives and community integration.

  • Padilla, Lauren
    VoLo Senior Environmental Data Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Air quality, environmental systems modeling, fate and transport, data science, sensors

  • Patton, Vickie
    General Counsel

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, global warming, air quality

  • Pavlik Slenk, Yesh
    Director, Climate Corps®

    Areas of expertise: Climate Corps, corporate partnerships, corporate sustainability, community management, climate career mentoring

  • Peltz, Adam
    Director and Senior Attorney, Energy Transition

    Areas of expertise: Oil & gas well integrity, oil and gas regulation, carbon capture and sequestration, orphan wells

  • Pereira, Andrea
    Manager, Corporate Climate Leadership

    Areas of expertise: Policy advocacy, partnerships, corporate sustainability and social responsibility

  • Piris-Cabezas, Pedro
    Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior Economist

    Areas of expertise: E.U. and global climate and energy policy, REDD+, aviation emissions, sustainable biofuels and the design of cap-and-trade programs.

  • Pottens, Ari
    Senior Campaign Manager, Canada

    Areas of expertise: Canadian climate policy and advocacy, Methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, Transition away from fossil fuels

  • Proville, Jeremy
    Director, Office of the Chief Economist

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, GIS, data visualization, remote sensing, land use change, environmental markets

  • Rambharos, Mandy
    Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation

    Areas of expertise: Energy industry, just transition, carbon markets, and global climate negotiations.

  • Roedner Sutter, Katelyn
    California State Director

    Areas of expertise: California climate policy, environmental justice, cap and trade, air quality, land use & transportation policy.

  • Rote, Morgan
    Director, U.S. Climate

    Areas of expertise: U.S. climate policy, carbon markets, renewable energy, climate adaptation, economic analysis, behavioral economics

  • Rutecki, John
    Regulatory and Legislative Manager, Appalachia

    Areas of expertise: State and federal energy policy, climate policy

  • Saladrigas Malaret, Amalia
    Manager, Partnerships & Environmental Justice

    Areas of expertise: Marine conservation; participatory and inclusive strategies in conservation and sustainable development initiatives

  • Sánchez, Sergio
    Senior Policy Director, Global Clean Air

    Areas of expertise: Climate and clean air policy, international development, integrated environmental management systems, comprehensive air quality management, sustainable transport, United Nations

  • Saunders, Nichole
    Senior Attorney, Energy

    Areas of expertise: Oil and gas policy, oil and gas wastewater

  • Schneer, Katie
    Senior Analyst, U.S. Climate

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

  • Schwartzman, Steve
    Senior Director, Tropical Forest Policy

    Areas of expertise: Climate change, tropical forest policy, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD), Brazil and the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples, incentives for environmental protection

  • Schwietzke, Stefan
    International Senior Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Methane emissions, atmospheric measurements, local and global emissions inventories

  • Scott, Will
    Southeast Climate & Clean Energy Director

    Areas of expertise: clean energy and transportation electrification