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 of Operations
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Thia Bonadies
Director of Events & Special Projects

Program Directors

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Patrick Brown
Co-Director, Climate and Energy Team
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David Hong
Washington Director
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Vijaya Ramachandran
Director for Energy and Development
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Dan Blaustein-Rejto
Director of Food and Agriculture
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Director, Nuclear Energy Innovation
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Seaver Wang
Co-Director, Climate and Energy
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Alex Smith
Editorial Director

Staff

Katie Salam
Kathryn Salam
Contributing Editor — Breakthrough Journal
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Angela Bell
Office Manager
Emily Bass
Emily Bass
Associate Director of Federal Policy, Food and Agriculture
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Nikki Chiappa
Associate Director of Federal Policy, Climate and Energy
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Climate and Energy Analyst
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Emma Kovak
Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst
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Nuclear Energy Innovation Analyst
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Juzel Lloyd
Climate and Energy 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
Research Assistant

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