Climate change is a growing area of concern for many foundations and philanthropies, which can play an important role because of their ability to deploy capital quickly to areas of need. For many interested in working in climate finance and policy, climate philanthropy could be an exciting career option. The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA’s Women in Energy initiative invites you to a student roundtable that will spotlight foundations working to advance climate and energy solutions. The roundtable will discuss how each foundation sees the sector evolving and how students can build careers in this space.
Moderator:
- Martina Chow, Graduate Student, School of International and Public Affairs
Speakers:
- Farah Benahmed, Manager, Breakthrough Energy
- Isabela Cigarroa, Program Assistant, Environment, Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
- Isabella Gee, Program Associate for the Energy and Environment Program, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- Charlotte Tweedley, Manager, Program Strategy, The Rockefeller Foundation
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Registration is required. This roundtable is open only to currently enrolled Columbia University students. To register, you must use the email address that contains your UNI.
This event will be hosted in person and capacity is limited. We ask that you register only if you can attend this event in its entirety.
For more information about the event, please contact [email protected].
