Our Fellows
CCI fellows are academics and experts producing cutting edge scholarly research to design and win our generation’s determining suite of climate and economy policy interventions.
Fellows
Daniel Aldana Cohen
Strategic Co-Director
Founding Co-Director,
Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley,
Director of the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, UC Berkeley
Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Berkeley,
Director of the Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, UC Berkeley
Billy Fleming
Strategic Co-Director
Founding Co-Director,
Wilks Family Director,
Ian L. McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
Wilks Family Director,
Ian L. McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania
Thea Riofrancos
Strategic Co-Director
Strategic Co-Director,
Associate Professor of Political Science,
Providence College
Associate Professor of Political Science,
Providence College
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
Fellow Leadership
Assistant Professor,
Philosophy,
Georgetown University
Philosophy,
Georgetown University
J. Mijin Cha
Fellow Leadership
Assistant Professor,
Environmental Studies,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Environmental Studies,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Akira Drake Rodriguez
Fellow Leadership
Assistant Professor,
City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania
City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania
Mark Paul
Fellow Leadership
Assistant Professor,
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Patrick Robbins
Fellow Leadership
Coordinator,
New York Energy Democracy Alliance
New York Energy Democracy Alliance
Alissa Kendall
Fellow
Professor,
University of California Davis
University of California Davis
Matthew Haugen
Fellow
Kira McDonald
Fellow
Researcher
Shalanda Baker
Fellow
Professor,
Public Policy and Urban Affairs,
Northeastern University
Public Policy and Urban Affairs,
Northeastern University
Suzy Baker
Fellow
Co-Founder,
Good Energy Collective
Good Energy Collective
Alyssa Battistoni
Fellow
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
Barnard College
Barnard College
Salma Elmallah
Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Temple University
Temple University
Michael Esposito
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Yonah Freemark
Fellow
Researcher,
The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute
Al-Jalil Gault
Fellow
Strategy Analyst,
Gensler
Gensler
Jim Goodman
Fellow
Nick Graetz
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Emily Grubert
Fellow
Associate Professor,
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Thomas Hanna
Fellow
President and Founder,
Institute for a Democratic Economy and Society
Institute for a Democratic Economy and Society
Fayola Jacobs
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Sarah Knuth
Fellow
Associate Professor,
Geography,
Durham University
Geography,
Durham University
Myles Lennon
Fellow
Dean's Assistant Professor,
Environment & Society and Anthropology,
Brown University
Environment & Society and Anthropology,
Brown University
Tracey Lewis
Fellow
Policy Counsel,
Energy Group, Public Citizen
Energy Group, Public Citizen
Nikki Luke
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Geography,
University of Tennessee
Geography,
University of Tennessee
Xan Lillehei
Fellow
Landscape Designer
A.L. McCullough
Fellow
Rennie Meyers
Fellow
Senior Public Affairs Advisor,
Oceans and Biodiversity,
Orsted
Oceans and Biodiversity,
Orsted
Alex Moulton
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Hunter College, CUNY
Hunter College, CUNY
Dustin Mulvaney
Fellow
Professor,
Environmental Studies,
San José State University
Environmental Studies,
San José State University
Amanda Novello
Fellow
Senior Research and Policy Analyst,
Commonfund
Commonfund
Seth J. Prins
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia University
Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia University
Sage Ponder
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Geography,
Florida State University
Geography,
Florida State University
isaac sevier
Fellow
Founding Co-Director,
People's Utility Commons
People's Utility Commons
Malini Ranganathan
Fellow
Associate Professor,
American University
American University
Micah Elias
Fellow
Director of Natural Capital,
Blue Forest
Blue Forest
Moira Birss
Fellow
Independent Consultant
Heidi Peltier
Fellow
Economist
Amee Raval
Fellow
Independent Consultant
Lara Merling
Fellow
Economist
Meg Mills-Novoa
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Sonal Jessel
Fellow
Senior Program Director,
Building Power Resource Center
Building Power Resource Center
James J.A. Blair
Fellow
Associate Professor
Todd Vachon
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Director of Labor Education,
Rutgers University
Director of Labor Education,
Rutgers University
Regan Patterson
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Mario Reinaldo Machado
Fellow
Lecturer,
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Sandeep Vaheesan
Fellow
Legal Director,
Open Markets Institute
Open Markets Institute
Tracey Osborne
Fellow
University Center for Climate Justice,
University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced
tamika butler
Fellow
Founder and Principal,
tamika l. butler consulting and Trustee TransitCenter
tamika l. butler consulting and Trustee TransitCenter
Bomee Jung
Fellow
Co-Founder and CEO,
Cadence OneFive
Cadence OneFive
Amir Lebdioui
Fellow
Director,
Technology and Management Centre for Development,
University of Oxford
Technology and Management Centre for Development,
University of Oxford
Zac Taylor
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Claire Cahen
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Urban and Environmental Policy,
Occidental College
Urban and Environmental Policy,
Occidental College
John Stehlin
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability,
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability,
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Sarah Nelson
Fellow
Senior Research Manager,
UBC Centre for Climate Justice
UBC Centre for Climate Justice
Sylia Chi
Fellow
Senior Policy Analyst,
Just Solutions
Just Solutions
Isabel Estevez
Fellow
Oxford University
Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Fellow
Senior Fellow and Author-in-Residence,
Roosevelt Institute
Roosevelt Institute
Kali Rubaii
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Purdue University
Purdue University
Jessica Dempsey
Fellow
Professor, University of British Columbia
Research Associates
Aaryaman “Sunny” Singhal
Research Associate
University of California, Berkeley
Avery Sinclair Raines
Research Associate
Ketaki Zodgekar
Research Associate
Lauren Maunus
Research Associate
Junior Fellows
Alex Casey
Junior Fellow
University of Oregon
Julia Wagner
Junior Fellow
Clark University
Lorah Steichen
Junior Fellow
University of British Columbia
Reva Butensky
Junior Fellow
University of Michigan
Tai Koester
Junior Fellow
University of Arizona
Vera Parra
Junior Fellow
UC Berkeley
Zoe Cina-Sklar
Junior Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology