Meet the Team

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Executive Team

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Ted Nordhaus
Founder and Executive Director
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Alex Trembath
Deputy Director
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Ann Wang
Director, Operations
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Thia Bonadies
Director, Events & Special Projects

Program Directors

Hong David
David Hong
Washington Director
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Vijaya Ramachandran
Director, Energy and Development
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Dan Blaustein-Rejto
Director, Food and Agriculture
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Adam Stein
Director, Nuclear Energy Innovation
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Seaver Wang
Director, Climate and Energy
Emily Bass
Emily Bass
Director, Federal Policy, Food and Agriculture
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Alex Smith
Editorial Director

Staff

Bell Angela
Angela Bell
Operations Manager
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Peter Cook
Climate and Energy Analyst
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Emma Kovak
Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst
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Livia Cohen
Editorial and Events Associate
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Spencer Toohill
Nuclear Energy Innovation Analyst
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Benjamin Goren
Livestock Analyst
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Yue "Joy" Jiang
Energy Innovation Analyst
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Elizabeth McCarthy
Climate and Energy Analyst
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Lauren Teixeira
Climate and Energy Analyst
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Deric Tilson
Senior Nuclear Energy Innovation Analyst
Alimento Ryan
Ryan Alimento
Climate and Energy Analyst
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PJ Seel
Radiological Health Analyst at the Breakthrough Institute

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The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Oakland, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges in three areas: energy, conservation, and food and farming.

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