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Staff

Alex Ballasiotes

Alex Ballasiotes

Director of Climate Finance

Jacquelyn Francis

Jacquelyn Francis

Founder, Executive Director

Saige Middleton

Saige Middleton

Constellations Program Manager

Emma Harvey

Emma Harvey

Development and Partnerships Manager

Jeremiah Lemi Muia

Jeremiah Lemi Muia

Special Projects Fellow

Sarah Pooler

Sarah Pooler

Operations Director

Heather Huckwell

Heather Huckwell

Operations and Events Coordinator

Lindsay Koser

Lindsay Koser

Marketing and Communications Manager

Board of Directors

Andrei Ruckenstein

Andrei Ruckenstein

Professor of Physics and Chair of the Physics Department, Boston University

Jacquelyn Francis

Jacquelyn Francis

Founder and Director, Global Warming Mitigation Project

Spike Buckley

Spike Buckley

Founder, Earth’s Call & Grimley Capital

Baljit "Bava" Wadhwa

Baljit "Bava" Wadhwa

Climate Change Group, World Bank

Mike Klein

Mike Klein

Founder, Keeling Curve Prize and Chair of Costar

David Bookbinder

David Bookbinder

Chief Counsel, Niskanen Center

Roberta Baskin

Roberta Baskin

Award-Winning Journalist & Founding Executive Director of AIM2Flourish

Analysts

Analysts are step one in our Keeling Curve Prize review process. They receive the completed applications, which they score using a rigorous metric to determine our 20 finalists.

Astrid Rahardjo

Astrid Rahardjo

Senior Analyst

Divya Solomon

Divya Solomon

Policy Researcher on climate change, agriculture and gender, University of Michigan

Ines Ayostina

Ines Ayostina

Fox Research Fellow, Yale University

Mamta Mehra

Mamta Mehra

Research Director, Global Council for Science and the Environment

Uduak Akpan

Uduak Akpan

Researcher, The Greening of African Economic Development

Aven Satre-Meloy

Aven Satre-Meloy

Research Scientist, Berkeley Lab

Gerald Esambe

Gerald Esambe

Climate Change and Green Growth Officer, African Development Bank Group

Joseph Delgove

Joseph Delgove

Ecological Transition and Climate Project Manager, CMA France

Nabil Haque

Nabil Haque

Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute

Damiana Serafini

Damiana Serafini

Value Change Initiative Transport Manager, SustainCERT

Hyacinthe Nare

Hyacinthe Nare

Climate & Clean Energy Policy Analyst & Fulbright Fellow

Leneka Scott

Leneka Scott

Caribbean Regional Coordinator, High Seas Alliance

Ruth Metzel

Ruth Metzel

Global Restoration Lead, Conservation International

Judges

Judges review the pool of Keeling Curve Prize finalists selected by the Analyst Team and Advisory Council and select the ten winners by a voting system.

Achala Abeysinghe

Achala Abeysinghe

Asia Regional Director & Head of Programs, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Carolina Garcia

Carolina Garcia

Global Director for Nature at AB InBev

Justin Worland

Justin Worland

Senior Correspondent, TIME Magazine

Luca Zerbini

Luca Zerbini

CEO and Co-founder of Una Terra

Ashwati Ramesh

Ashwati Ramesh

Lead, Climate Tech Investment Network (Climate Collective Foundation)

Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan

Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan

Chief Commercialization Officer, Director, Office of Technology Transitions

Kara Hurst

Kara Hurst

VP, Worldwide Sustainability
Amazon

Paul Holthus

Paul Holthus

Founding President and CEO, World Ocean Council (WOC)

Bruno Giussani

Bruno Giussani

Co-founder and Curator, TED Countdown

Edward Mungai

Edward Mungai

CEO, Kenya Climate
Innovation Center

Kevin Auerbacher

Kevin Auerbacher

Associate General Counsel,
Tesla, Inc.

Robin Newmark

Robin Newmark

Director, Montrose Environmental Group

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council helps create and uphold the Keeling Curve Prize mission. They clarify categories, approve updates to the application, and finalize evaluation of applicants, as well as offer guidance on direction of the organization.

Aled Jones

Aled Jones

Director, Global Sustainability Institute

Clinton van der Spuy

Clinton van der Spuy

Director of ESG and Climate Risk, SVB

J. David Stewart

J. David Stewart

Twenty First Century Global

Paul Miller (DJ Spooky)

Paul Miller (DJ Spooky)

Composer, Multimedia Artist, Writer

Amar K. Mehta

Amar K. Mehta

Chief Legal Officer, Waymo

Daniel Kammen

Daniel Kammen

Professor, University of California Berkeley

Jessica Tierney

Jessica Tierney

Professor & paleoclimatologist, University of Arizona

Sean Watson

Sean Watson

CEO, Somerset Strategies

Chad Frischmann

Chad Frischmann

CEO & Founder, Regenerative Intelligence (RegenIntel)

Gautam Barua

Gautam Barua

Founder, Aclaria Partners

Joe Blair

Joe Blair

Co-Founder & General Partner, Bay Bridge Ventures

Susan Joy Hassol

Susan Joy Hassol

Director, Climate Communication

Navigation Council

Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben

Author and Environmentalist

Bryan Martel

Bryan Martel

Environmental Capital Group

David Biello

David Biello

Author and Science Curator for TED

George Polk

George Polk

Managing Partner, Tulum Trust

Bobbi Dunphy

Bobbi Dunphy

Co-lead, Nexus Investor

Cathy Zoi

Cathy Zoi

CEO, EVgo; Keeling Curve Prize Judge 2018

Gail Schwartz

Gail Schwartz

Former CO State Senator

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Brenda Ekwurzel

Brenda Ekwurzel

Senior Climate Scientist & Director of Climate Science, Union of Concerned Scientists

Danny Kennedy

Danny Kennedy

Chief Energy Officer,
New Energy Nexus

George Frampton

George Frampton

CoFounder, Partnership for Responsible Growth

Jenny Chase

Jenny Chase

Solar Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Circuit Board

Brian Kurtz

Brian Kurtz

Industry Leadership Catalyst, ClimateTech.org

Susan Plummer

Susan Plummer

Luxury Sales Specialist, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate

Eric Ringsby

Eric Ringsby

Artist and Entrepreneur

Hannah Odell

Hannah Odell

Director of Strategic Giving, TED

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