The team
Our diverse, multi-disciplinary team is composed of climate science, policy, diplomacy, national implementation experts and support staff.
Bill Hare(D.Sc. (hon. causa) (Murdoch))
CEO / Senior Scientist
Dr Michiel Schaeffer
Lead Science Advisor
Thushanti Selvarajah
Chief Operating Officer
Jane Ellis
Head of Climate Policy Analysis
Damon Jones
Head of Climate Diplomacy
Dr Jan Sindt
Head of Implementation Strategies
Inga Menke
Deputy Head of Science Team (Operations and Stakeholder Engagement)
Frances Fuller
Director, North America / Senior Implementation Specialist
Rueanna Haynes
Director of Climate Analytics Caribbean and Team Leader AOSIS Support
Benjamin Komna Djabare
Director, Climate Analytics Africa Office
Manjeet Dhakal
Head of LDC Support Team and Director, Climate Analytics South Asia Office
Estelle Roux
Director, Australia and Pacific Office
Paul May
Head of Communications and Strategic Partnerships
Stephan Lessig
Head of Human Resources
Abhishek Yadav
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Agathe Aslanides
Junior Research Analyst - Climate Diplomacy Team
Aichetou Seck
Climate Diplomacy Advisor - LDC Support
Dr Alexander Nauels
Science Advisor
Dr Alexandre Yedjannavo Zounmenou
Climate Policy Analyst
Dr Andreas Geiges
Senior Data Scientist
Andrés Ángel
Student Assistant
Anne-Sophie Dieng
Administrative Assistant
Dr Anne Zimmer
Group Lead: Socio-economic impacts and financial implications of climate change
Arunima Sircar
Junior Implementation Strategist
Astrid Kaiser
Operations Manager
Aysegul Pembeci
Project Finance Officer
Benedikta Heldman
Manager for Project Development and Partnerships
Bernard Naiborhu
Project Finance Officer
Bianca Beddoe
Communications and Client Advisor for AOSIS Support
Brenda Mwale
Climate Diplomacy Advisor - LDC Support
Carley Reynolds
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Science Advisor
Carlon Mendoza
Climate Policy Advisor - Climate Justice
Cesar Gibran Garcia Rios
Project Manager
Chealeif Lee Wing
Project Officer
Cindy Baxter
Senior Communications Consultant
Clare Waldmann
Team Coordinator
Cocou Amegnaglo
Climate Policy Analyst
Cristian Zuniga
Student Assistant — Science Team
Dalia Kellou
Research Associate
Danial Riaz
Senior Energy and Climate Policy Analyst
Diego Torralva Becerra
Economic Consultant
Ella Strachan
Climate Research Analyst - Samoa
Emilie Adotevi
Finance Officer
Eoin Quill
Researcher
Fadil Abdul Razak
Student Assistant
Dr Fahad Saeed
Scientific Model and Data Manager / Regional Climate Scientist
Felipe Ossess
Climate Diplomacy Analyst
Firza Riany
Data and land use analyst
Gabriela Cangussu
Student Assistant at the Office of the CEO
Gaurav Ganti
Research Analyst
Geneviève Yéhounmè
Project Manager
Hannah Grant
Climate and Policy Analyst
Holly Simpkin
Communications Manager
Jack Brooks
Human Resources Officer
Jacob Anz
NGFS Consultant
Jean-David Coulibaly
Research Analyst
Jeannette Koffi
Communications Assistant
Jessie Schleypen
Senior Climate Change and Development Economist
Dr Jonas Hörsch
Unit Lead - Modelling
Joyce Abonga Odhiambo
Finance Officer
Kathleen George
Finance Assistant
Dr Kim Coetzee
Climate Policy Analyst
Kristin Qui
Climate Diplomacy Advisor - SIDS Support
Dr Lara Welder
Unit Lead — Modelling
Laura Jefcoate
Office Manager
Lookman Issa
Student Assistant
Dr Luzie Helfmann
Senior Climate Data Scientist
Mahugnon Serge Djohy
Climate Governance and Implementation Specialist
Marie-Charlotte Geffray
Climate Data Analyst
Marli Klass
Research Assistant
Mathews Malata
Climate Diplomacy Advisor
Mavis Mainu
Executive Officer to the CEO
Maya Doyle-Fox
Junior Digital Officer
Michael Petroni
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Namroz Baloch
Junior Finance Officer
Dr Nandini Das
Acting Deputy Director – Australia and Pacific Office, Climate and Energy Economist
Dr Neil Grant
Senior Climate and Energy Analyst
Niklas Schwind
Student Assistant
Olivia Serdeczny
Research Analyst
Olivia Waterton
Student Assistant
Paolo Cozzi
Senior Implementation Specialist and Lead on Climate Finance Access
Rachel Pham
Project Manager
Raghuveer Vyas
Research Consultant
René Rott
Research Analyst
Rino Maeda
Project Manager
Dr Robert Brecha
Visiting Scientist
Rodrigo Narvaez Rojas
Climate Policy Analyst
Rongxi Guo
Project Manager
Rosalia Maier-Katkin
Project Manager
Dr Rosanne Martyr
Senior Scientist, Group Lead Adaptation and Loss and Damage
Sajid Ali
Student Assistant
Sally Wichmann
Manager Project Development
Samet Gülcül
Student Assistant
Samita Sharma
Office and Project Manager
Sarah Heck
Climate Policy Analyst
Sarah Schöngart
Climate modeling scientist
Sharmila Sugunanand
Human Resources Officer
Sasha Jattansingh
Loss and Damage Expert
Sneha Pandey
Climate Diplomacy and Policy Analyst
Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga
Senior Climate Policy Analyst
Sylvia Schmidt
Research Associate
Tessa Evans
Junior Digital Officer
Tenzin Wangmo
Climate Diplomacy Advisor – LDC Support
Theresa Rauch
Senior Project Manager
Thomas Houlie
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Dr Tina Aboumahboub
Climate Policy Analyst
Tommaso Ficara
Energy Systems Modeller and Climate Policy Analyst
Uta Klönne
Senior Science Advisor
Viktoriia Mysan
Student Assistant
Winnie Khaemba
Adaptation Strategies Analyst
Yefta Awoume
Project Manager
Zachary Zeller
Student Assistant LAMACLIMA and PROVIDE
Zuneera Shah
Junior Research Analyst