2021 Climate Action Pursuit Speakers & Cohort Leaders
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We are beyond excited to have all of the below leaders joining us as speakers and discussion leaders for the 2021 Climate Action Pursuit!
Be sure to check back often, as we will continually be adding more speakers and cohort leaders throughout 2021!

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Please Meet Our February Keynote Speakers!

Jacqueline Patterson
Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program
NAACP
Bio

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Founder, Urban Ocean Lab &
Co-Founder, The All We Can Save Project
Bio

Yevonne Allen

Program Director | Truckee Meadows Community College

Jennifer Andrews

Project Director | University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute

Jesica Andrews

Senior Project Manager | Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Matthew Arsenault

Program Manager | Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative

George Ashton

Managing Director of Strategic Investments | Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Jagdeep Bachher

Chief Investment Officer & Vice President of Investments | University of California System

Patience Marime-Ball

Founder & CEO | Women of the World Endowment

Catherine Berman

CEO & Co-Founder | CNote

Afsaneh Beschloss

Founder & CEO | Rock Creek

Jochebed Bogunjoko

Founder & CEO | J Aduke Consulting

Hannah Bowen

Director of Events and Communications | Intentional Endowments Network

Deb Boyden

Head of US Defined Contribution | Schroders

Ben L. Bynum, MD

Portfolio Director, Program Related Investments | The Colorado Health Foundation

Jack Byrne

Dean of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs | Middlebury College

Habekah Cannon

Managing Attorney | The Law Office of Habekah B. Cannon

Tim Carter

President | Second Nature

Dr. F. Javier Cevallos

President | Framingham State University

Meghan Chapple

Director of the Office of Sustainability & Senior Advisor to University Sustainability Initiatives | George Washington University

Madeline Clark

Associate Investment Director | Cambridge Associates

Dr. Darron Collins

President | College of the Atlantic

Richard Cook

President Emeritus | Allegheny College

Kevin Coyle

Counsel to the President and CEO | National Wildlife Federation

Dr. Michael M. Crow

President | Arizona State University

Caroline Dallas

Associate Director of Private Investment Sourcing | Global Endowment Management

Mick Dalrymple

Director of University Sustainability Practices | Arizona State University

Eric Darrisaw

Director | Agile Fractal Grid

Chris Davidson

Director of Hybrid Power Solutions | Siemens Smart Infrasturcture

Andy DeMeo

Climate Programs Data Manager | Second Nature

Dianne Dillon-Ridgley

Board Member | Crane Institute of Sustainability

Alice DonnaSelva

Managing Director | Intentional Endowments Network

Dr. Michael V. Drake

President | University of California System

Elizabeth Drake

Climate Action Manager | Office of Sustainability at Swarthmore College

Diana Duffy

Coordinator of Energy and Utility Services | Keene State College

Georges Dyer

Co-Founder & Executive Director | Intentional Endowments Network

Temple Fennell

Co-Founder & Managing Director | Clean Energy Ventures

Torrey Feimster

Director of D&I Advocacy | Global Endowment Management

James M. Fenton

Director of FSEC Energy Research Center | University of Central Florida

Dr. David Finegold

President | Chatham University

Bradley Flamm

Director of Sustainability | West Chester University

Amberjae Freeman

CEO | Etho Captial

Danielle Fugere

President & Chief Counsel | As You Sow

Emma Fulop

Program Manager | Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative

Susan Gary

Professor Emerita | University of Oregon School of Law

Russ Gaskin

Managing Partner | CoCreative

Cary Gaunt

Director of Campus Sustainability | Keene State College

Susanna Gibbons

Faculty & Managing Director | David S. Kidwell Funds Enterprise at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

Nili Gilbert

Investment Committee Chair | David Rockefeller Fund

Jeff Gitterman

Co-Founding Partner | Gitterman Wealth Management

Dr. Jean Goodnow

President | Delta College

Mary Green

Vice President & Client Portfolio Manager | Federated Hermes

Gabby Heidrich

Youth Engagement Program Coordinator | Climate Reality Project

Meredith Lorenz Heimburger

Principal | Global Endowment Management

Tobias Hess (Bard '22)

Founder | Sunrise Movement at Bard College

Dr. Karin Hilgersom

President | Truckee Meadows Community College

Dr. Eric Howard

Director of Strategic Partnerships | Second Nature

Jacob Ivy

Masters of Sustainability Solutions Candidate | Arizona State University

Ivy Jack

Head of Equity Research | Northstar Asset Management

Michael Jansen

Chairman & CEO | Cityzenith

Keith Johnson

Chair | Reinhart's Institutional Investor Services

Dave Karlsgodt

Director | Brailsford & Dunlavey

Kaede Kawauchi

Program Manager | Intentional Endowments Network

Anne Kelly

Vice President of Government Relations | Ceres

Maureen Kline

VP of Public Affairs & Sustainability North America | Pirelli Tire

Natasha Landell-Mills

Partner & Head of Stewardship | Sarasin Asset Management

Lisa Lange

Engangement - EOS | Federated Hermes

Tamara Larsen

Executive Director, Mission-Aligned Investing | Agility

Allison Leach

Postdoctoral Researcher | University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute

Dr. Hilary L. Link

President | Allegheny College

Ben Linthicum

Sustainability & ESG Analyst | HXE Partners

Bob Litterman

Chairman | Risk Committee and Academic Advisory Board | Kepos Capital

Lorna Logan

Analyst | Sustainable Funds Group at Stewart Investors

Andrea Longton

Senior Vice President, Financial Services | Opportunity Finance Network

Michele Madia

Senior Director of Programs and Communications | Second Nature

Ludovica Martella

Environmental Justice Independent Researcher | Miami-Dade Office of Resilience/Mohawk Tribe

Beth Martin

Interim Director of the Washington University Climate Change Program & Professor of Environmental Studies | Washington University in St. Louis

Anne Matusewicz

Responsible Investing Strategist | Eaton Vance

Alex Maxwell

Senior Manager of Climate Programs | Second Nature

Michelle McGinty

Program Outreach Coordinator | Center for Resource Solutions

Ryan McPherson

Chief Sustainability Officer | University of Buffalo

Elsa Mengistu (Howard '23)

Cultural Development & Outreach Specialist | Generation Green

Walter Mérida

Senior Advisor to the President | University of British Columbia

Jamie Merisotis

President & CEO | Lumina

Chris Miller

Associate Vice President | Institutional Shareholder Services

Dr. Scott D. Miller

President | Virginia Wesleyan University

Dr. Mark Mitsui

President | Portland Community College

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

CFO | East Bay Community Foundation

Renee Morgan

Social Justice Strategist | Adasina Capital

Kathryn I. Murtagh, Esq.

Managing Director for Sustainable Investing & Chief Compliance Officer | Harvard Management Company, Inc.

Stephen Muzzy

Senior Manager of Climate Programs | Second Nature

Jae Nam

MBA Canditate | Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Kate Nelson

Chief Sustainability Officer | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Dr. Valerie Newhouse

President | Iowa Lakes Community College

Nathalie Molina Niño

Author, Investor, Entrepreneur | Connectivity Capital Partners, WOCstar Fund, FullCycle, and BlueIO

Neda Nobari

Vice Chair | San Francisco State University Foundation Board

Dorien Nunez

Co Founder & Director of Research | OMNIResearch Group and OMNI Wall St Advantage

Dr. Elsa Núñez

President | Eastern Connecticut State University

Chris O'Brien

Director, Business Development | CustomerFirst Renewables

Dr. Santa J. Ono

President & Vice-Chancellor | University of British Columbia

Mark Orlowski

Executive Director | Sustainable Endowments Network

Marvin Owens

Chief Engagement Officer | Impact Shares

Laurie Patton

President | Middlebury College

David Phillips

Associate Vice President of Energy and Sustainability | University of California Office of the President

JC Porter

Assistant Director of Commuter Services | Arizona State University

Martin Powell

Chief Sustainability Officer | Siemens

David Provost

Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration | Middlebury College

Veerabhadran Ramanathan

Presidential Chair in Climate Sustainability | Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego

Sarah Reed

Program Manager | Electrification Coalition

John Reynolds

CEO | Agile Fractal Grid

Michael Rhim

Principal | PRM Consulting

David W. Riggs

Founder | Pneuma Media

Jim Roach

Senior Vice President of Retirement Strategies | Natixis Investment Managers

Rachel Robasciotti

Founder & CEO | Adasina Capital

Dr. Robert C. Robbins

President | The University of Arizona

Alli Gold Roberts

Director of State Policy | Ceres

Anthony Rust

Chair of the Investment Committee | Warren Wilson College

Harriet Shugarman

Executive Director | ClimateMama

Pedro da Silva

Impact Analyst | Global Endowment Management

Mariko Silver

President & CEO | Luce Foundation

Sharon Simms

Consultant | CoCreative

Timothy Smith

Director of ESG Shareowner Engagement | Boston Trust Walden

Alain Steven

Founder & CEO | Energy One Solutions International

Nigel Topping

High Level Climate Champion | COP26

Sandy Urie

Chairman Emeritus | Cambridge Associates

David Vandermast

Associate Professor of Biology | Elon University

Kevin Walkush

Portfolio Manager | Jensen Investment Management

Nathalie Wallace

Head of ESG Strategy & Development | Mirova US

Gerry Watson

Executive Vice President for Finance & Operations | Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Mary Whitney

Director of University Sustainability

Dr. Wim Wiewel

President | Lewis & Clark College

Dr. Kim A. Wilcox

Chancellor | University of California, Riverside

Joy Williams

Senior Advisor for Climate Strategy, Education, and Finance | Manifest Climate

Justin Wilson

Director | Diverse Asset Management Initiative (DAMI)