Meet the Team

Executive Team

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Founder and Executive Director
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Deputy Director
Katie Salam
Executive Editor — Breakthrough Journal
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Director of Operations

Program Directors

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Director of Events
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Co-Director, Climate and Energy Team
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Director of Public Affairs and Advocacy
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Washington Co-Director for Climate and Energy
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Director for Energy and Development
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Director of Food and Agriculture
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Director, Nuclear Energy Innovation
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Co-Director, Climate and Energy

Staff

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Office Manager
Emily Bass
Assistant Federal Policy Manager, Food and Agriculture
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Academic Liaison, Breakthrough Institute; Editor in Chief, Case Studies in the Environment
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Federal Infrastructure Policy Manager for Climate and Energy
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Climate and Energy Analyst
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Senior Sustainable Livestock Analyst
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Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst
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Nuclear Energy Analyst
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Climate and Energy Analyst
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Senior Data Scientist
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Senior Food and Agriculture Analyst
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Senior Nuclear Energy Analyst

Fellowships

Cutting-edge policy research at one of the country's most intellectually challenging think tanks. Fellowship and friendships that last a lifetime.

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Jobs

The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Oakland, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges in three areas: energy, conservation, and food and farming.

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