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![James Gignac](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2023-02/250-gignac.jpg?itok=Szh5oN9S)
James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager
![Sam Gomberg](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-sgomberg.jpg?itok=-1g0VVwC)
Sam Gomberg
Manager, Transmission Policy
![Liza Gordon-Rogers](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2024-02/300-Gordon-Rogers.jpg?itok=Sml83qxP)
Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate
![Omanjana Goswami](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-10/200-Omanjana.jpg?itok=Q9Bb_Ym_)
Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist
![Laura Grego](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-10/200-lgrego.jpg?itok=qmdNXdC1)
Laura Grego
Senior Scientist and Research Director
![headshot of Steven Higashide](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2023-02/Copy%20of%20Blog%20Lead%20Image%20Template%20%28200%20%C3%97%20200%20px%29%289%29.jpg?itok=eWARR6PO)
Steven Higashide
Director, Clean Transportation Program
![Samantha Houston](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-shouston.jpg?itok=DYwTEbtY)
Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst
![Derrick Z Jackson](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-djz.jpg?itok=k50lu7v0)
Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow
![Mike Jacobs](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-mjacobs.jpg?itok=2Tu5mYzj)
Michael B. Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst
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Jennifer Jones
Director, Center for Science & Democracy
![Jennifer Knox](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-07/jenniifer-knox-200x200.jpg?itok=EsmIttuQ)
Jennifer Knox
Policy and Research Analyst, Global Security Program
![Gregory Kulacki](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-gkulacki.jpg?itok=mlz0EpfM)
Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager
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Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate & Energy Program
![Michael Latner](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2023-07/200-mlatner-new.jpg?itok=4xEKW16X)
Michael Latner
Senior Fellow
![Rachel Licker](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-rlicker.jpg?itok=-Nm7VWBb)
Rachel Licker
Principal Climate Scientist
![Ed Lyman](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-elyman.jpg?itok=k-rangwF)
Edwin Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety
![Eryn MacDonald](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2023-04/300-eryn.jpg?itok=YC_ZPweB)
Eryn MacDonald
Analyst, Global Security Program
![Adam Markham](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-amarkham.jpg?itok=LNeiokID)
Adam Markham
Deputy Director, Climate & Energy Program
![Jeremy Martin](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-jmartin.jpg?itok=Zj9YhnNN)
Jeremy Martin
Senior Scientist and Director of Fuels Policy
![Julie McNamara](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2022-08/200-jmac.jpg?itok=h_AzfeBQ)
Julie McNamara
Deputy Policy Director
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Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation
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Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience
![Darya Minovi](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2023-02/250-darya-minovi.jpg?itok=IP8jedCX)
Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst
![headshot of Susan Muller](/sites/default/files/styles/1_1_small/public/2023-03/Copy%20of%20Blog%20Lead%20Image%20Template%20%28200%20%C3%97%20200%20px%29%2813%29.jpg?itok=PSIJ4UvJ)
Susan Muller
Senior Energy Analyst