Our staff experts include scientists, analysts, engineers, economists, agroecologists, policy experts, and many others. We believe that rigorous analysis is the best way to understand the world’s most pressing problems—and that hands-on advocacy is the quickest way to solve them.

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

Paula García
Bilingual Senior Manager, Energy Justice

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

Gretchen Goldman
President

Sam Gomberg
Associate Director, Transmission Policy

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Officer

Omanjana Goswami
Scientist

Laura Grego
Senior Research Director

Steven Higashide
Director, Clean Transportation Program

Samantha Houston
Senior Manager, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

Michael B. Jacobs
Senior Manager, Energy

Jennifer Jones
Director, Center for Science & Democracy

Jennifer Knox
Policy and Research Analyst, Global Security Program

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Director

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate & Energy Program

Edwin Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

Eryn MacDonald
Senior Analyst, Global Security Program

Jeremy Martin
Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy

Elizabeth McClure
Kendall Fellow: Nuclear Weapons, Science, and Equity

Julie McNamara
Associate Policy Director

Delta Merner
Associate Director, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Zoe Middleton
Associate Policy Director of Just Climate Resilience