Our experts hail from around the globe and are leaders in a variety of energy and climate issues. For media inquiries, please contact Natalie Volk at n[email protected]. 

Our Team

Dr. Luay al-Khatteeb

Dr. Luay al-Khatteeb

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Dr. Douglas J. Arent

Non-Resident Fellow

Aimee Barnes

Non-Resident Fellow

Dr. Chris Bataille

Adjunct Research Fellow
Leonardo Beltran

Leonardo Beltran

Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Philippe Benoit

Philippe Benoit

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
Tim Boersma

Dr. Tim Boersma

Non-Resident Fellow
Jason Bordoff

Jason Bordoff

Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate School
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy
Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia SIPA
Dr. Matt Bowen

Dr. Matt Bowen

Research Scholar

Andrea Brody-Barre

Assistant Editor
Mauricio Cardenas

Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas

Global Senior Research Fellow

Nikia Cartwright

Senior Executive Assistant to the Founding Director

Pierpaolo Cazzola

Global Research Fellow

Dr. Kong Chyong

Senior Research Scholar

Yvette Clarke

Executive Assistant to the Founding Director

Mark L. Clifford

Adjunct Research Scholar

Teresa Coon

Senior Executive Assistant to the Executive Director

Anne-Sophie Corbeau

Global Research Scholar

John Cornwell

Associate Director, Carbontech Development Initiative

Jeffrey Culang

Editor
Paul Dabbar

Paul Dabbar

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Nicolò Daina

Research Scientist
Kaushik Deb

Kaushik Deb

Senior Research Scholar

Michael P. Dempsey

Non-Resident Fellow
Kaime Desire

Kaïme Désiré

Senior Program Manager
Erica Downs

Dr. Erica Downs

Senior Research Scholar

Adrian Duhalt

Research Scholar
Jonathan Elkind

Jonathan Elkind

Senior Research Scholar
Zhiyuan Fan

Zhiyuan Fan

Research Associate

Prof. Farid Farrokhi

Visiting Adjunct Research Scholar (Purdue University)

Edward Fishman

Senior Research Scholar

Erik Funkhouser

Managing Director of the Carbontech Development Initiative

Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir

Visiting Faculty (University College Cork)
Jodi Garner

Jodi Garner

Senior Director of Development
Dr. James Glynn

Dr. James Glynn

Senior Research Scholar

Áine Greene

Research Associate
Antoine Halff

Antoine Halff

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
David Hill

David R. Hill

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar

Amanda Huckabee Ferlazzo

Director of Corporate Partnerships

Taiba Jafari

Research Associate

Amy Myers Jaffe

Co-chair, Women in Energy Steering Committee

Dr. Gautam Jain

Senior Research Scholar

Juan Carlos Jobet

Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Robert ("RJ") Johnston

Robert ("RJ") Johnston

Executive Director
Ira Joseph

Ira Joseph

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
Richard L. Kauffman

Richard L. Kauffman

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
Noah Kaufman

Dr. Noah Kaufman

Research Scholar

Dr. Robert Kleinberg

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar

Jerry Kokkinos

Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs

Qëndresa Krasniqi

Staff Associate, National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Cheryl LaFleur

Cheryl LaFleur

Non-Resident Fellow and Advisory Board Member

Kathryn Lattimer

Chief Strategy Officer

Chris Law

Finance and Operations Coordinator

Kyu Lee

Director of Communications and Digital Media

Kathryn Longobardi

Research Associate
Akos Losz

Akos Losz

Non-Resident Fellow

Dr. Melissa C. Lott

Director of Research and Senior Research Scholar

Yushan Lou

Research Associate
Bill Loveless

Bill Loveless

Columbia Energy Exchange Host

Alice Manos

Assistant Director of Social Media and Content

Catherine McKenna

Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Bob McNally

Robert McNally

Non-Resident Fellow

Mikaela McQuade

Chief of Staff and Strategic Advisor to the Founding Director
Robin Mills

Robin Mills

Non-Resident Fellow

Dr. Tatiana Mitrova

Research Fellow

Dr. Tom Moerenhout

Research Scholar

Dr. Francisco Monaldi

Non-Resident Fellow
Domingo Morales

Domingo Morales

Assistant Director of Human Resources

Steven Muhammad

Assistant Director of Grant Administration

Nicolle Munroe

Assistant Director of Events

Christina Nelson

Managing Editor

Mary Nichols

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Dr. Shangyou Nie

Non-Resident Fellow

Prof. Destenie Nock

Visiting Faculty (Carnegie Mellon University)

Caitlin Norfleet

Director of Special Projects
Emeka Ochu

Emeka Ochu

Research Associate

Arjayla Ortiz

Events Coordinator
Luisa Palacios

Dr. Luisa Palacios

Senior Research Scholar
Carlos Pascual

Ambassador Carlos Pascual

Non-Resident Fellow

Shelby Patterson

Assistant Director of Development

Alexandra Peek

Research Associate

Kartik Pilar

Senior Research Associate

Rama T. Ponangi

Research Associate

Daniel Propp

Special Assistant to the Founding Director

Sally Qiu

Research Associate
Abhi Rajendran

Abhiram Rajendran

Adjunct Research Scholar

Jackie Ratner

Senior Project Manager
Dr. Joshua Rhodes

Dr. Joshua Rhodes

Non-Resident Fellow

Diego Rivera Rivota

Research Associate

Matthew Robinson

Director of Research Publications
Christof Rühl

Christof Rühl

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar

Sagatom Saha

Adjunct Research Scholar

David Sandalow

Inaugural Fellow
Hadia Sheerazi

Hadia Sheerazi

Research Associate
Simona Shuboni

Simona Shuboni

Associate Director of Development

Liz Smith

Executive Assistant

Deepali Srivastava

Research and Blog Editor
Maria Sukhanova

Maria Sukhanova

Director of Finance and Administration
Jocelyn Tarbox

Jocelyn Tarbox

Assistant Director of Development, Corporate Partnerships and Foundations

Quincy J. Tempro

Assistant Director of Finance and Operations

Kharla Thomas

Events Coordinator

Kevin Tu

Non-Resident Fellow
Johanes Urpelainen

Dr. Johannes Urpelainen

Non-Resident Fellow
Dr. Harry Verhoeven

Dr. Harry Verhoeven

Senior Research Scholar

Natalie Volk

Associate Director of Communications and Media Relations
Jaimie Webster

Jamie Webster

Non-Resident Fellow

Jessica Weis

Program Director, Women in Energy

Jen Wu

Special Assistant to the Research Director
Sheng Yan

Sheng Yan

Non-Resident Fellow

Dr. Karen E. Young

Senior Research Scholar

Ziwei Zhang

Research Associate