Complete list of expert staff

  • 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

  • Kieve, David
    President of EDF Action

    Areas of expertise:

  • 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

  • Krishnashankar, Abhinand
    Senior Analyst, Economics and Policy

    Areas of expertise: Air Quality, Clean Transportation, Climate and Clean Air Policy Advocacy, International Development

  • 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

  • Langh, Judit
    Senior Communications Director, People & Nature

    Areas of expertise: Strategic communications, media strategies, media and stakeholder relations, thought leadership programs, issues advocacy

  • 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

  • Li, Hugh
    Canadian Methane Scientist

    Areas of expertise: Climate and energy

  • Lieberknecht, Elizabeth
    Manager, Regulatory and Legislative, Midcontinent

    Areas of expertise: State and federal oil and gas policy, environmental policy and enforcement

  • Liskow, Samantha
    Lead Counsel, Health

    Areas of expertise:

  • Liu, Hongming
    Director, Carbon Market

    Areas of expertise: Carbon pricing (both compliance and voluntary carbon market, especially Chinese carbon markets and offsetting program), industry decarbonization (including international aviation and shipping green development) and international climate policy