As a senior associate director, Colin works with teams to coordinate country and multilateral strategies and foster impactful collaboration across the climate philanthropy ecosystem, especially with our regional climate foundation partners. Previously, he worked on the ClimateWorks Program team, developing and implementing grants to advance local solutions in energy related sectors in Indonesia. Colin holds a master’s from Yale School of the Environment.
Kyung-Ah Park
Kyung-Ah Park is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Temasek. Previously, she was a Managing Director and Head of Environmental Markets at Goldman Sachs. She started her career at McKinsey & Company. Ms. Park serves on the board of Resources for the Future. She earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s from Yonsei University.
Antha Williams
Antha N. Williams leads the Environment program at Bloomberg Philanthropies. Under Ms. Williams’ direction, Bloomberg Philanthropies supports environmental initiatives to improve sustainability and air quality in cities around the world, to advance clean energy, to protect the ocean, and to help mobilize the private sector to accelerate the global transition. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ environment program also serves as the hub of Michael Bloomberg’s personal efforts to protect the environment including his role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions. Outside of philanthropy, Ms. Williams has worked as a campaigner and organizer, directing large scale voter protection efforts and serving in leadership positions for five years with Green Corps, a training program for aspiring environmental organizers.
Irene Kim
Irene leads Philanthropic Partnerships, working with generous philanthropists to ensure that programs and services have the resources to address the climate crisis. She has decades of experience working with major philanthropists to realize visionary goals and solve complex problems, collaborating with diverse colleagues, and managing large organizations. Previously, Irene had a long career in development at UC Berkeley and MIT.
Mirka Della Cava
Rebecca Dell
Dr. Rebecca Dell directs the Industry program and brings decades of experience in energy policy, climate analytics, and ocean science. Previously, she worked at the U.S. Department of Energy among other leading roles in the public sector, and was a scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She holds a PhD in climate science from MIT.
Jessica Brown
Jessica directs climate adaptation and resilience work with 20 years of experience at the nexus of climate change, development, and poverty reduction in the Global South. Previously, Jessica spearheaded sustainable efforts at the Clean Cooling Collaborative and was a foreign affairs officer at the U.S. State Department, where she led the international climate finance negotiations. She has also held various positions at the Overseas Development Institute, Climate Policy Initiative, and California Environmental Associates. She holds a master’s from the London School of Economics and Columbia University.
Dan Plechaty
Dan is a strategist who is matrixed across our Global Intelligence team and Country and Multilateral Action department, where he manages work on trade and trade-related policies and the exploration of novel, innovative, and boundary pushing cross-sectoral research and initiatives. Previously, Dan was an emissions analyst, an economist, and a consultant. Dan holds a master’s from Duke University.
Patty Fong
Patty is the program director for Food and Agriculture. Patty brings decades of experience in transforming food systems, leading philanthropy on climate and energy, and directing climate and health programs. Previously, Patty worked at the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and was the founding COO at the European Climate Foundation (ECF). Patty holds a master’s from Princeton University.
Franklin M. (“Lynn”) Orr, Jr., Board Chair
Franklin M. (“Lynn”) Orr, Jr. is an emeritus faculty member in the Energy Science and Engineering Department at Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability and was deeply involved in interdisciplinary research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Previously, Dr. Orr served as under secretary for science and energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.