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Our Team

Dr. Luay al-Khatteeb

Dr. Luay al-Khatteeb

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Dr. Douglas J. Arent

Non-Resident Fellow

Aditi Bansal

Research Associate

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
Veronica Bernie

Veronica Bernie

Chief of Staff to the Executive Director
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

Visiting Senior Research Scholar

Teresa Coon

Senior Executive Assistant to the Executive Director

Anne-Sophie Corbeau

Global Research Scholar

Jeffrey Culang

Editor
Paul Dabbar

Paul Dabbar

Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Kaushik Deb

Kaushik Deb

Senior Research Scholar
Kaime Desire

Kaïme Désiré

Senior Program Manager
Erica Downs

Dr. Erica Downs

Senior Research Scholar
Jonathan Elkind

Jonathan Elkind

Senior Research Scholar
Zhiyuan Fan

Zhiyuan Fan

Research Associate
Dr. Harrison Fell

Dr. Harrison Fell

Senior Research Scholar

Eddie Fishman

Non-Resident Fellow
Julio Friedman

Dr. Julio Friedmann

Non-Resident Fellow

Erik Funkhouser

Managing Director of the Carbontech Development Initiative
Jodi Garner

Jodi Garner

Senior Director of Development
Dr. James Glynn

Dr. James Glynn

Senior Research Scholar
Antoine Halff

Antoine Halff

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
David Hill

David R. Hill

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar

Amy Myers Jaffe

Co-chair, Women in Energy Steering Committee

Juan Carlos Jobet

Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Robert ("RJ") Johnston

Robert ("RJ") Johnston

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
Ira Joseph

Ira Joseph

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar
Richard L. Kauffman

Richard L. Kauffman

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar

Dr. Robert Kleinberg

Adjunct Senior Research Scholar

Jerry Kokkinos

Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs
Cheryl LaFleur

Cheryl LaFleur

Non-Resident Fellow and Advisory Board Member

Chris Law

Financial Assistant

Kyu Lee

Director of Communications and Digital Media

Kathryn Longobardi

Research Associate
Akos Losz

Akos Losz

Non-Resident Fellow

Dr. Melissa C. Lott

Senior Research Scholar and the Director of Research
Bill Loveless

Bill Loveless

Columbia Energy Exchange Host

Catherine McKenna

Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Bob McNally

Robert McNally

Non-Resident Fellow
Robin Mills

Robin Mills

Non-Resident Fellow
Tatiana Mitrova

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

Christina Nelson

Managing Editor
Richard Nephew

Richard Nephew

Senior Research Scholar

Mary Nichols

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Dr. Shangyou Nie

Non-Resident Fellow
Caitlin Norfleet

Caitlin Norfleet

Director of Events
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

Alexandra Peek

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

Senior Research Scholar

David Sandalow

Inaugural Fellow
Hadia Sheerazi

Hadia Sheerazi

Research Associate
Simona Shuboni

Simona Shuboni

Associate Director of Development

Liz Smith

Executive Assistant

Kirsten Smith

Research Associate
Maria Sukhanova

Maria Sukhanova

Director of Finance and Administration

Kelly Tai

Research Associate
Jocelyn Tarbox

Jocelyn Tarbox

Assistant Director of Development, Corporate Partnerships and Foundations
Jennifer Taveras

Jennifer Taveras

Executive Assistant

Quincy J. Tempro

Assistant Director of Finance and Operations

Kevin Tu

Non-Resident Fellow
Johanes Urpelainen

Dr. Johannes Urpelainen

Non-Resident Fellow
Dr. Harry Verhoeven

Dr. Harry Verhoeven

Senior Research Scholar
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Natalie Volk

Associate Director of Communications and Media Relations
Jaimie Webster

Jamie Webster

Non-Resident Fellow

Jen Wu

Special Assistant to the Research Director
Sheng Yan

Sheng Yan

Non-Resident Fellow