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UCS Leadership 
Kevin Knobloch, President
Kathy Rest, Executive Director
Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science & Policy and Chief Scientist, Climate Campaign
Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy & Policy 

Don Anair
Senior Analyst 
Clean Vehicles Program
Berkeley, CA
Don Anair, a senior analyst in the Union of Concerned Scientists' Clean Vehicles Program, is an expert on diesel pollution, advanced vehicle technologies and alternative fuels.

Christopher Busch
California Climate Economist 
Climate Program
Berkeley, CA
Dr. Christopher Busch is an expert in the economics of global warming and global warming solutions.

Cliff Chen
Clean Energy Analyst 
Clean Energy Program
Berkeley, CA
Cliff Chen, a Clean Energy Analyst in the Union of Concerned Scientist's California office, is the author of several economic analyses of state renewable electricity standards.

Rachel Cleetus
Climate Economist 
Climate Program
Cambridge, MA
Rachel Cleetus is an economist with the Climate program at UCS. The focus of her work is designing and advocating for effective global warming policies at the federal, regional, state and international levels.

Steve Clemmer
Research Director 
Clean Energy Program
Cambridge, MA
As Research Director in the Union of Concerned Scientists' Clean Energy Program, Steven Clemmer is an expert on renewable-energy project implementation at the state and federal levels.

Nancy Cole
Director of Climate Outreach 
Climate Program
Cambridge, MA
Nancy Cole, Director of Climate Outreach and a grassroots-organizing veteran, works with scientists across the country to bring the voice of the scientific community to bear on issues critical to the global environment.

Jonathan Dean
Adviser on Global Security Issues 
Global Security Program
Washington, DC
Ambassador Jonathan Dean, Adviser on Global Security Issues, is an expert on issues related to national and European security, arms control, and international peacekeeping.

Jeff Deyette
Analyst 
Clean Energy Program
Cambridge, MA
Jeff Deyette is an Energy Analyst with expertise in renewable energy and resource and environmental management.

Brenda Ekwurzel
Climate Scientist 
Climate Program
Washington, DC
Brenda Ekwurzel works on the national climate program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). She is leading UCS's climate science education work aimed at strengthening support for strong federal climate legislation and sound U.S. climate policies.

David Friedman
Research Director 
Clean Vehicles Program
Washington, DC
Mr. Friedman is the author or co-author of more than 20 technical papers and reports on advances in conventional, fuel cell, and hybrid-electric vehicles, with an emphasis on clean and efficient technologies.

Peter Frumhoff
Director of Science & Policy and Chief Scientist, Climate Campaign 
Executive Program
Cambridge, MA
Peter Frumhoff is Director of Science & Policy and Chief Scientist, Climate Campaign, at UCS. A global change ecologist, he has published and lectured widely on topics that include climate change impacts, climate science and policy, tropical forest conservation and management, and biological diversity.

Laura Grego
Staff Scientist 
Global Security Program
Cambridge, MA
Dr. Laura Grego, Staff Scientist in the Global Security Program at UCS, is an expert on space security issues. Her other interests are the militarization and weaponization of space, nuclear arms control, and national security policy.

Francesca Grifo
Senior Scientist and Director 
Scientific Integrity Program
Washington, DC
Francesca Grifo, Senior Scientist and Director of the Scientific Integrity Program, is an expert in biodiversity conservation, environmental education, and scientific integrity.

Lisbeth Gronlund
Co-Director/Senior Scientist 
Global Security Program
Cambridge, MA
Lisbeth Gronlund, Co-Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Global Security Program, is an expert on technical issues related to ballistic missile defenses, ballistic missile proliferation, international fissile material controls, and nuclear arms control.

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Senior Scientist 
Food and Environment Program
Washington, DC
Doug Gurian-Sherman, a Senior Scientist with the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is a widely cited expert on biotechnology and genetically engineered food.

Daniel Kalb
California Policy Coordinator 
Clean Vehicles Program
Berkeley, CA
Dan Kalb, California Policy Coordinator for the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on environmental issues in California.

Kevin Knobloch
President 
Executive Program
Cambridge, MA
Kevin Knobloch, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on many environmental and arms control issues.

Gregory Kulacki
Senior Analyst, China Project Manager 
Global Security Program
China Project
Dr. Gregory Kulacki is a respected expert on international educational exchanges with the People's Republic of China. He lived and worked in China for more than 12 years, developing and administering a wide variety of exchange programs between China and the United States.

Dave Lochbaum
Director, Nuclear Safety Project 
Global Security Program
Washington, DC
David Lochbaum is the Director of the Nuclear Safety Project in the Global Security Program. He is one of the nation's top independent experts on nuclear power.

Edwin Lyman
Senior Staff Scientist 
Global Security Program
Washington, DC
Edwin Lyman, Senior Staff Scientist in the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on nuclear weapons policy, nuclear materials, and nuclear terrorism.

Jeremy Martin
Senior Analyst 
Clean Vehicles Program
Washington, DC

Margaret Mellon
Director/Senior Scientist 
Food and Environment Program
Washington, DC
Margaret Mellon, Director/Senior Scientist, of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Food and Environment Program, is one of the nation's most respected experts on biotechnology and food safety.

Alden Meyer
Director of Strategy & Policy 
Executive Program
Washington, DC
Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on environmental issues.

Patricia Monahan
Deputy Director for Clean Vehicles/Director of the California Office 
Clean Vehicles Program
Berkeley, CA
Patricia Monahan, Deputy Director for the Clean Vehicles Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on vehicular emissions, California and federal diesel regulations, and the health impacts of vehicular pollution.

Robert Nelson
Senior Scientist 
Global Security Program
Washington, DC
Dr. Robert Nelson, a Senior Scientist in the Global Security Program, is an expert in nuclear weapons policy and arms control.

Alan Nogee
Program Director 
Clean Energy Program
Cambridge, MA
Alan Nogee is a widely respected authority on renewable energy and brings to UCS more than 20 years of experience as an energy analyst and advocate.

Kathleen M. Rest
Executive Director 
Executive Program
Cambridge, MA
Kathleen Rest, Executive Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on public health issues.

Jane Rissler
Deputy Director/Senior Scientist 
Food and Environment Program
Washington, DC
Dr. Jane Rissler, Deputy Director/Senior Scientist in the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on agricultural biotechnology and antibiotic resistance.

Michelle Robinson
Director of Clean Vehicles 
Clean Vehicles Program
Washington, DC
Michelle Robinson, Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Clean Vehicles Program, is a recognized expert on state and federal transportation policy and the legislative debates surrounding them.

Lexi Shultz
Deputy Director, Climate Campaign 
Climate Program
Washington, DC
Lexi Shultz is an expert on climate change policy.

Erika Spanger-Siegfried
Northeast Climate Project Manager 
Climate Program
Cambridge, MA
Erika Spanger-Siegfried manages the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment, a collaboration between the Union of Concerned Scientists and a multi-disciplinary team of more than 40 scientists from across the region.

Karen Stillerman
Senior Analyst 
Food and Environment Program
Washington, DC
As a Senior Analyst in the Food and Environment Program at UCS, Karen Stillerman leads the Union of Concerned Scientists' effort to protect the food supply from crops that are genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical and industrial chemicals.

Marchant Wentworth
Washington Representative 
Clean Energy Program
Washington, DC
Marchant Wentworth, Legislative Representative for the Clean Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on renewable energy and energy efficiency policy.

Phyllis Windle
Senior Scientist 
Scientific Integrity Program
Washington, DC
Phyllis Windle, Senior Staff Scientist in the Scientific Integrity Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, is one of the nation's most respected experts on invasive species.

David Wright
Co-Director/Senior Scientist 
Global Security Program
Cambridge, MA
Dr. David Wright, Co-Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Global Security Program, is an established expert on the technical aspects of arms control, particularly those related to missile defense systems and missile proliferation.

Stephen Young
Washington Representative/Senior Analyst 
Global Security Program
Washington, DC
Stephen Young is an expert on a wide range of arms control and international security issues, including national missile defense and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

 
 

 




 




Kevin Knobloch
Kevin Knobloch, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, is an expert on many environmental and arms control issues.
 
 
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