Our Team
A Mission-Driven Team United Across Borders
SilverLining is driven by a passionate, global, and intergenerational team that comes from a variety of backgrounds, united by a shared mission to combat near-term climate risks. Our diverse group brings together seasoned veterans with a wealth of technical expertise alongside passionate young climate leaders who are shaping the future of the field. Each member contributes a unique perspective, fueling our team's dynamism, mission focus, and success.
Silverlining Team
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Kelly Wanser
Executive Director
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Alex Wong
Research Director
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Jean-François Lamarque
Chief Climate Scientist
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Sarah Schubert
Lighter-Than-Air Platform Engineer
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Dan Bowen
Lighter-Than-Air Platform Engineer
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Nicolás Esguerra
Director of International Strategy
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Aarushi Shah
Research Analyst
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Samuel Kaufmann
Research Analyst
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Joshua Amponsem
International Strategy Fellow
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Neeshad Shafi
International Strategy Fellow
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Ricardo Pineda Guzmán
International Strategy Fellow
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Linda Hedges, PhD
Scientific High Performance Computing Expert
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Cassandra Forrester
Operations Manager
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Lydia Dai
International Strategy Fellow
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Irfan Ullah
International Strategy Fellow
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Alexandra Philp Reeves
Science Communications Analyst
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Liesl Violante
Director of Administration
Advisors
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Daniel Bodansky
Regents Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
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Penehuro Lefale
Director of LeA International
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Joyashree Roy
Bangabandhu Chair Professor at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
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Steve Strongin
Senior Advisor at Goldman Sachs
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Michael Dunne
Professor of Physics, Stanford University
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Rafe Pomerance
Pioneering Climate Advocate
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Brad Ack
Founder, Ocean Climate Trust
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Rachel Pritzker
President and Founder, Pritzker Innovation Fund
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Jay Faison
Founder, 2040 Foundation
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Clay Dumas
Partner, Lower Carbon
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Ben Rubin
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Carbon Business Council
“…scientists are often playing a dual role of also being software engineers – but there is a huge need for trained software engineers in the climate space.”
Alicia Karspeck
Head of Earth Information Programs, SilverLining at Amazon Re:Mars
Summitoeri Rogelj
Director of Research, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
“This is all about equity and climate justice. This is about the fishermen that are out there. This is about the people from my country that I am representing.”
