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
Prof Dr Michiel Schaeffer
Lead Science Advisor, Co-founder
Thushanti Selvarajah
Chief Operating Officer
Frances Fuller
Director, North America / Senior Implementation Specialist
Dr Melania Guerra
Head of Climate Science and Impacts Team
Claudio Forner
Head of Climate Policy
Rueanna Haynes
Head of Diplomacy (Acting) and Director of Climate Analytics Caribbean
Dr Jan Sindt
Head of Implementation Strategies
Benjamin Komna Djabare
Director, Climate Analytics Africa Office
Manjeet Dhakal
Head of LDC Support Team, Climate Analytics South Asia Office
Estelle Roux
Director, Australia and Pacific Office
Paul May
Head of Communications and Strategic Partnerships
Clare Waldmann
Head of Projects
Selma Kukuruzovic
Head of Finance
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
Anna Kanduth
Senior Climate Policy Analyst
Ann-Kathrin Petersen
Adaptation Pathway Researcher
Anne-Sophie Dieng
Administrative Assistant
Dr Anne Zimmer
Group Lead: Socio-economic impacts and financial implications of climate change
Arunima Sircar
Junior Implementation Strategist
Dr Asher Siebert
Senior Scientist on Loss and Damage
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 Lead, Climate Analytics Caribbean
Brenda Mwale
Climate Diplomacy Advisor - LDC Support
Carley Reynolds
Senior Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Dr Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
Science Advisor
Carlon Mendoza
Climate Policy Advisor - Climate Justice
Chealeif Lee Wing
Project Officer
Cindy Baxter
Senior Communications Consultant
Cocou Amegnaglo
Climate Policy Analyst
Cristian Zuniga
Junior Research Associate
Dalia Kellou
Research Associate
Danial Riaz
Senior Energy and Climate Policy Analyst
Diego Torralva Becerra
Economic Consultant
Dimitris Tsekeris
Senior Climate Policy Analyst
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
Farahane Tchacondoh
Junior Implementation Specialist
Felipe Ossess
Climate Diplomacy Analyst
Firza Riany
Data and land use analyst
Francesco Patiño
Project Manager
Gabriela Cangussu
Student Assistant at the Office of the CEO
Geneviève Yéhounmè
Project Manager
Giulia Sartorelli
Human Resources Generalist
Hannah Grant
Climate and Policy Analyst
Holly Simpkin
Communications Manager
Jacob Anz
NGFS Consultant
James Bowen
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Jean-David Coulibaly
Research Analyst
Jeannette Koffi
Communications Assistant
Jessie Schleypen
Senior Climate Change and Development Economist
Jheuel Carter-Guy
Research Assistant
Joyce Abonga Odhiambo
Finance Officer
Julia Spencer
Project Manager
Kanwal Nayan Singh
Climate Services and Tools Lead
Kathleen George
Finance Assistant
Dr Kim Coetzee
Climate Policy Analyst
Kristin Qui
Climate Diplomacy Advisor - SIDS Support
Lara Frois
Student Assistant
Dr Lara Welder
Deputy Head of Climate Policy
Laura Jefcoate
Office Manager
Liam Li
Project Manager
Ling Liao
Junior Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
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
Maya Doyle-Fox
Junior Digital Officer
Michael Petroni
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Namroz Baloch
Junior Finance Officer
Dr Nandini Das
Climate and Energy Economist
Dr Neil Grant
Senior Climate and Energy Analyst
Nicholas Jones
Junior Human Resources Generalist
Niklas Schwind
Student Assistant
Dr Olivia Serdeczny
Research Analyst
Olivia Waterton
Junior Climate Policy Analyst
Paolo Cozzi
Senior Implementation Specialist and Lead on Climate Finance Access
Raghuveer Vyas
Research Consultant
Reesa Moonilal
Team Assistant
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
Samita Sharma
Office and Project Manager
Samuel Guéret
Climate and Energy Policy Analyst
Sarah Heck
Climate Policy Analyst
Sarah Schöngart
Climate modeling scientist
Sasha Jattansingh
Loss and Damage Expert
Sisir Bhandari
Junior NDC Implementation Economist
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
Vasu Beepath
Research Assistant
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