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.
Senior Fellows
Amee Raval
Senior Fellow
Independent Consultant
Moira Birss
Senior Fellow
Independent Consultant
Rakeen Mabud
Senior Fellow
Independent Consultant
Fellows
Akira Drake Rodriguez
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania
City and Regional Planning,
University of Pennsylvania
Al-Jalil Gault
Fellow
Strategy Analyst,
Gensler
Gensler
Alex Moulton
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Hunter College, CUNY
Hunter College, CUNY
Alissa Kendall
Fellow
Professor,
University of California Davis
University of California Davis
Alyssa Battistoni
Fellow
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
Barnard College
Barnard College
Amanda Novello
Fellow
Senior Research and Policy Analyst,
Commonfund
Commonfund
Amir Lebdioui
Fellow
Director,
Technology and Management Centre for Development,
University of Oxford
Technology and Management Centre for Development,
University of Oxford
Bomee Jung
Fellow
Co-Founder and CEO,
Cadence OneFive
Cadence OneFive
Claire Cahen
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Urban and Environmental Policy,
Occidental College
Urban and Environmental Policy,
Occidental College
Dustin Mulvaney
Fellow
Professor,
Environmental Studies,
San José State University
Environmental Studies,
San José State University
Emily Grubert
Fellow
Associate Professor,
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Fayola Jacobs
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Heidi Peltier
Fellow
Economist
Holly Caggiano
Fellow
Assistant Professor, Climate Justice and Environmental Planning, University of British Columbia
isaac sevier
Fellow
Executive Director,
Public Grids
Public Grids
Isabel Estevez
Fellow
Oxford University
J. Mijin Cha
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Environmental Studies,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Environmental Studies,
University of California, Santa Cruz
James J.A. Blair
Fellow
Associate Professor,
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona
Jessica Dempsey
Fellow
Professor, University of British Columbia
Jim Goodman
Fellow
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
Kali Rubaii
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Purdue University
Purdue University
Kira McDonald
Fellow
Researcher
Lara Merling
Fellow
Economist
Malini Ranganathan
Fellow
Associate Professor,
American University
American University
Mario Reinaldo Machado
Fellow
Lecturer,
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Mark Paul
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Meg Mills-Novoa
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Micah Elias
Fellow
Director of Natural Capital,
Blue Forest
Blue Forest
Michael Esposito
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Myles Lennon
Fellow
Dean's Assistant Professor,
Environment & Society and Anthropology,
Brown University
Environment & Society and Anthropology,
Brown University
Nick Graetz
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Nikki Luke
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Geography,
University of Tennessee
Geography,
University of Tennessee
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Philosophy,
Georgetown University
Philosophy,
Georgetown University
Patrick Robbins
Fellow
Coordinator,
New York Energy Democracy Alliance
New York Energy Democracy Alliance
Regan Patterson
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Rennie Meyers
Fellow
Senior Public Affairs Advisor,
Oceans and Biodiversity,
Orsted
Oceans and Biodiversity,
Orsted
Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Fellow
Senior Fellow and Author-in-Residence,
Roosevelt Institute
Roosevelt Institute
Sage Ponder
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Geography,
Florida State University
Geography,
Florida State University
Salma Elmallah
Fellow
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Temple University
Temple University
Sandeep Vaheesan
Fellow
Legal Director,
Open Markets Institute
Open Markets Institute
Sarah Knuth
Fellow
Associate Professor,
Geography,
Durham University
Geography,
Durham University
Sarah Nelson
Fellow
Senior Research Manager,
UBC Centre for Climate Justice
UBC Centre for Climate Justice
Seth J. Prins
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia University
Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia University
Shalanda Baker
Fellow
Professor,
Public Policy and Urban Affairs,
Northeastern University
Public Policy and Urban Affairs,
Northeastern University
Sonal Jessel
Fellow
Senior Program Director,
Building Power Resource Center
Building Power Resource Center
Suzy Baker
Fellow
Co-Founder,
Good Energy Collective
Good Energy Collective
Sylvia Chi
Fellow
Senior Policy Analyst,
Just Solutions
Just Solutions
tamika butler
Fellow
Founder and Principal,
tamika l. butler consulting and Trustee TransitCenter
tamika l. butler consulting and Trustee TransitCenter
Tanaya Srini
Fellow
Thomas Hanna
Fellow
President and Founder,
Institute for a Democratic Economy and Society
Institute for a Democratic Economy and Society
Todd Vachon
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Director of Labor Education,
Rutgers University
Director of Labor Education,
Rutgers University
Tracey Lewis
Fellow
Policy Counsel,
Energy Group, Public Citizen
Energy Group, Public Citizen
Tracey Osborne
Fellow
University Center for Climate Justice,
University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced
Xan Lillehei
Fellow
Landscape Designer
Yonah Freemark
Fellow
Researcher,
The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute
Zac Taylor
Fellow
Assistant Professor,
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Research Associates
Aaryaman “Sunny” Singhal
Research Associate
University of California, Berkeley
Ketaki Zodgekar
Research Associate
Tai Kondo Koester
Research Associate
University of Arizona
Junior Fellows
Isabel Peñaranda
Junior Fellow
University of California, Berkeley
Joshua McWhirter
Junior Fellow
Rutgers University-Newark & New Jersey Institute of Technology
Laurel Levin
Junior Fellow
American University
Nathaniel Dolton
Junior Fellow
University of California, Berkeley
Vera Parra
Junior Fellow
University of California, Berkeley