CLIMATEWORKS - Key Persons

Alekhya Mukkavilli

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Finance
Program Manager
Program Manager on the Finance Team
Program Manager, Finance / Program Manager, Finance

Alekhya Mukkavilli is Program Manager on the Finance team at ClimateWorks Foundation, where she supports the programs' capital markets and public finance strategies. Prior to ClimateWorks Alekhya worked at Citigroup for three years. She first started as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group where she covered insurance companies, asset managers, and financial technology firms. After a year, she worked for two years in the Office of the CEOs of Citi's Banking, Capital Markets, and Advisory division. Alekhya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Barnard College, and a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University.

Amandeep Judge

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Senior Accountant

Amy Sherwood

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Associate Director, Impact and Learning
Associate Director, Impact and Learning / Associate Director, Impact and Learning

Anna Richter

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Director of Funder Collaborations
Director, Funder Collaborations / Director, Funder Collaborations

Anna Richter is the Director of Funder Collaborations at the ClimateWorks Foundation. She brings over fifteen years of experience at the intersection of social impact, technology, and community engagement. Prior to joining ClimateWorks, Anna worked as the Client Experience Director and a Community Strategist helping clients such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation develop community engagement visions and strategies to increase collaboration and their impact. She holds a BS in Applied Engineering Science from Michigan State University and an MBA in Sustainable Systems from Presidio Graduate School.

Anna Stratton

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Program Manager, Aviation / Aviation
Program Manager, Aviation / Program Manager, Aviation
the Aviation Program Manager

Anna Stratton is the Aviation Program Manager, and is located in Madrid, Spain. Prior to joining ClimateWorks, Anna worked for Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) where she focused on aviation decarbonization. Outside the world of aviation, Anna supported the implementation of Canada's climate action plan as a policy analyst for the Government of Canada, and has worked as a researcher for a number of ENGOs and think tanks. Anna holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Biology-Psychology Specialization from Queen's University, and an interdisciplinary Master of Environmental Sustainability from the University of Ottawa.

Antha Williams

Antha Williams leads the Environment Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies, supporting Michael Bloomberg's personal efforts to combat climate change as well as initiatives to improve sustainability of cities, to accelerate the transition to clean energy, combat overfishing and protect coral reefs, and help businesses and investors better understand climate-related financial risks and opportunities. Antha was Consulting Producer of Paris to Pittsburgh, a film about communities across America grappling with the impacts of climate change, and From the Ashes. Previously she served in leadership positions at Corridor Partners, Atlantic Philanthropies, The Beldon Fund, the Campaign for Change, and Green Corps. Aside from ClimateWorks, she also sits on the Boards of Directors of the League of Conservation Voters, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the European Climate Foundation, Global Fishing Watch and Oceans5. Antha graduated from Dartmouth College and lives in New York.

Anthony Eggert

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Director
Senior Director, Transportation
Senior Director, Transportation / Senior Director, Transportation

Anthony Eggert is a director at ClimateWorks Foundation which mobilizes philanthropy to solve the climate crisis and ensure a prosperous future. Anthony comes to ClimateWorks with 20 years of public and private sector experience working on clean energy technologies and policies. Prior to ClimateWorks, Anthony served as the founding director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy dedicated to leveraging university expertise to inform better policy. Anthony public sector experience includes serving as an appointee of Governors Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger including as Senior Advisor to the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Commissioner of the California Energy Commission and Deputy Secretary of California Environmental Protection Agency where he helped implement California's landmark clean energy and climate policies. Anthony's started his career as an automotive engineer and program manager at Ford Motor Company working on regulatory compliance and advanced vehicle technology development. Anthony received a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison and master degree in transportation technology and policy at UC Davis.

Ashley Kiel

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Senior Development Associate / Senior Development Associate

Avery Cohn

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Program Director, Food & Agriculture / Program Director, Food & Agriculture

Axum Teferra

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Associate Director, Clean Cooling Collaborative
Associate Director, Clean Cooling Collaborative / Associate Director, Clean Cooling Collaborative

Beth Benyishay

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Director of Special Projects Operations Director of Special Projects Operations

Brad Michael Goodman

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Grants Specialist, Programs

Brad Weinrieb

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Senior Associate Director, Marketing & Communications / Senior Associate Director, Marketing & Communications

Brian McCracken - CFO

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Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Leadership Team

Carolina Elia Genin

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Brazil Initiative Lead, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Carolina Zambrano-Barragan

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Director of Programs, Climate and Land Use Alliance / Director of Programs, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Casey Cronin

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Director, Global Intelligence / Director, Global Intelligence

Catherine Witherspoon

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Senior Advisor

Catina Heslip

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Receptionist / Office Assistant / Receptionist / Office Assistant

Chaquita Perkins

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Associate Director, Facilities / Associate Director, Facilities

Charis Shafer

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Grants Manager

Charles McElwee

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Member of the Leadership Team
VP, Programs / VP, Programs

Chengcheng Xiong

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Program Manager

Cherono Sego

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Senior Program Associate

Christiano Marsala

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Development Operations Assistant / Development Operations Assistant

Colin Kelly

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Associate Director, Programs / Associate Director, Programs

Courtney Thomas

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Manager, Funder Collaborations / Manager, Funder Collaborations

Dan Fahey

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Grants Manager

Dan Plechaty

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Associate Director, Global Intelligence / Associate Director, Global Intelligence

Deborah Mulvaney

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Executive Assistant, Programs & Global Intelligence / Executive Assistant, Programs & Global Intelligence

Dennis Carter

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Accounting Manager

Diana Mendes

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Human Resources Generalist

Digne Glatzel

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Marketing & Communications Associate / Marketing & Communications Associate

Dr. Alexander "Alex" Fisher

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Program Director of Climate Ambition
Program Director, Climate Ambition / Program Director, Climate Ambition

Dr. Alexander "Alex" Fisher is the Program Director of Climate Ambition at ClimateWorks Foundation. Alex is an expert in global and grassroots climate action, climate finance, and energy transition, especially in China, Germany, India, and the European Union. He oversees work at the Regional Action on Climate Change Conference (RACC) and is the liaison person for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership. Prior to joining ClimateWorks, Alex was the director for Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change (SGCCC) at GIZ China. His portfolio included a variety of bilateral projects work in the field of climate change, low carbon development, carbon market mechanism, and non-CO 2 emissions. Alex is an advisor for the Climate Governance Special Policy Study Group at the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). He previously was an advisor on international climate finance and climate initiatives at Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMUV). Alex was also commissioned by the Presidential Office of the Republic of Korea to help set up an international climate organization in Seoul. Alex received his PhD in Economics at the Viadrina in Frankfurt and worked at the European University Viadrina in academic teaching and economic research. He has multiple publications in the field of macroeconomics.

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh

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Council on Energy, Environment and Water / Council on Energy, Environment and Water
International Public Policy Expert

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh is an international public policy expert and institution builder. He is the founder and CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, one of Asia's leading policy research institutions and a globally recognized climate think-tank. Dr. Ghosh has worked at leading institutions, including Princeton University, Oxford University, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Trade Organization. He had a formative role in creating the International Solar Alliance and is a founding board member of the Clean Energy Access Network. A sought-after expert, Dr. Ghosh has been appointed to roles with the United Nations' Committee for Development Policy, the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Clean Air, India's Science, Technology and Innovation Policy's energy, environment and climate change track, and an expert panel for Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's Environment of Peace initiative. Dr. Ghosh is also an author, columnist, frequent speaker, and advisor to governments, industry, civil society and international organizations around the world. He has hosted or featured in several documentaries and his 2019 TED Talk on air quality in India has been viewed more than 240,000 times. He holds a D.Phil. from Oxford and topped Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Dr. Kumi Naidoo

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Advisor

Ed Ho

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AV Operations Manager

Elin Matsumae

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Senior Associate, Global Intelligence / Senior Associate, Global Intelligence

Elisa Perez-Selsky

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Manager, Donor Communications Manager, Donor Communications

Elisa Siu

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Accounting & Reporting Manager / Accounting & Reporting Manager

Elizabeth O'Neill

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Associate Director of Impact and Learning / Associate Director of Impact and Learning

Emily Espinosa

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Senior Associate, Marketing & Communications / Senior Associate, Marketing & Communications

Eric Caddenhead

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Director, Information Technology

Eric Kim

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Data Specialist / Data Specialist

Eric Sutton III

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Senior Manager, Funder Collaborations / Senior Manager, Funder Collaborations

Erin Anderson

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Coordinator, Funder Collaborations / Coordinator, Funder Collaborations

Ezekiel Ketcham

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Senior IT Technical Support Specialist

Fiona Tanuwidjaja

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Data Management Lead, Drive Electric Campaign / Data Management Lead, Drive Electric Campaign

Frances Wang

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Associate Director, Carbon Dioxide Removal / Associate Director, Carbon Dioxide Removal

Ger Vue

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Finance Manager

Gillian Calof

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Director, Finance and Grants Management Director, Finance and Grants Management

Giulia Laganà

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Program Manager, Food and Agriculture / Program Manager, Food and Agriculture

Grace Zhang

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Transportation Program Associate

Gretchen Rau

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Director, Executive Office / Director, Executive Office

Heather Sarantis

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Associate Director, Programs Operations Associate Director, Programs Operations

Helen Mountford

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Member of the Leadership Team
President and CEO / President and CEO

Helene Desanlis

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Director, Climate Philanthropy / Director, Climate Philanthropy

Illyasha Peete

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Chief
Member of the Leadership Team
Chief of Equity, Justice, and Culture
Chief of Equity, Justice, and Culture / Chief of Equity, Justice, and Culture

Inthisar Kamal

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Development Associate

Irene Kim

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Member of the Leadership Team
VP, Development / VP, Development

Isis Dennis-Powell

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Special Assistant to Executive Director, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Jan Mazurek

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Senior Director, Aviation and Carbon Dioxide Removal / Senior Director, Aviation and Carbon Dioxide Removal

Jana Pastorkova

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Controller

Janene Lucero

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Senior Contracts Associate, Climate and Land Use Alliance / Senior Contracts Associate, Climate and Land Use Alliance

Jasmine Goco

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Staff Accountant

Jason Anderson

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Senior Program Director

Jennifer Cherry

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Senior Executive Assistant / Senior Executive Assistant

Jennifer Rigney

je..@climateworks.org

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Public Affairs Director
Public Affairs Director / Public Affairs Director

Jessica Brown

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Director, Special Projects
Director, Special Projects Director, Special Projects
Expert
Information Systems & Technology

Jessica Brown is an internationally recognized expert and policymaker with over 15 years of experience working at the nexus of climate change, development, and poverty reduction in the global South. She has led policy, finance, grantmaking, research, and consulting activities for foundations, NGOs and the United States government. At ClimateWorks, Jessica supports the Foundation's efforts to advance racial and social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion across all aspects of the organization. Jessica's interests lie in building equitable and unbiased internal systems and grantmaking approaches as well as people-centered climate solutions. She previously was director of the Clean Cooling Collaborative (formerly named Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program), a $60M+ global program to advance efficient, climate-friendly cooling for all. Before joining ClimateWorks, Jessica was a foreign affairs officer at the U.S. State Department, where she led the international climate finance negotiations. She has also held various positions at the Overseas Development Institute, Climate Policy Initiative, and California Environmental Associates. Examples of Jessica's work include: designing equitable governance arrangements for bilateral and multilateral climate funds; leading efforts within the U.S. government to increase overall contributions to international climate aid, including the Obama Administration's initial $3 billion pledge to the Green Climate Fund; managing the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance Initiative; and research commissioned by international development agencies critiquing the distributional benefits of REDD and carbon offset projects to local communities. Jessica holds a Masters in International Development Studies from the London School of Economics, a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University's School for International and Public Affairs, and a Bachelors in Political Science from Barnard College.