FACULTY
Courses are taught by an expert faculty, including renowned practitioners in fields ranging from environmental law to alternative energy financing and researchers who are leaders in the fields of earth science, engineering and environmental management. The program utilizes environmental and sustainable development research and practitioner experience to provide practical training in sustainability management to a new generation of professionals who will address critical interdisciplinary issues.
Faculty advisors are identified by an asterisk (*) after their name.
Steve Cohen, Ph.D.*
Program Director
Satyajit Bose*
Associate Director
Dong Guo*
Professor of Practice
Lynnette Widder*
Professor of Practice
Du'Bois A'Keen
ESG & DEiB Director
Laia Andreu-Hayles
Research Associate Professor, Tree-Ring Lab, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Sonay Aykan
Global Director Sustainability Performance Data & Analytics, Mars
Tavis Barr
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Travis Bradford
Founder and President, Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development
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Catarina Carvalho
Leader of Logistics and Supply Chain, Arup Americas
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Rory Christian
Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Service Commission
Elizabeth Cline
Author, The Conscious Closet and Overdressed
Nicole Davi
Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia Climate School
Jonathan Dickinson
Practice Leader, Sustainability and Energy, WSP USA
Adam Freed
Principal, Sustainability Practice, Bloomberg Associates
Noa Gafni
Managing Director, FSG
Donna Givens-Davidson
President and CEO, Eastside Community Network
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Henry Gordon-Smith
Founder & CEO, Agritecture
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Anthony Guerrero
Vice President Workplace Experience and Sustainability at Earthjustice
Wendy Hapgood*
Cofounder and COO, Wild Tomorrow Fund
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Diana Hernandez
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Shaun Hoyte*
Head of Clean Energy Networks, Con Edison
Angela Jhanji
Managing Director EQT
Brian Kavanagh
New York State Senator
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Aharon Kestenbaum
Director, Energy and Sustainability at Montefiore Health System
Philip LaRocco
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Peter Marcotullio
Director, Center for Sustainable Cities and Professor, CUNY
Dan Mathis
Senior Advisor for Policy and Sustainable Housing, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
Christoph Meinrenken
IKNS Program Director; PI, Climate School; Affiliate, Data Science Institute
Bhakti Mirchandani
Managing Director, Responsible Investing at Trinity Church Wall Street
Fernando Ortiz
Climate and Community Development Manager
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Laura Popa
Deputy Commissioner of Sustainability for the New York City Department of Buildings
Curtis Probst
CEO, New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation
Julie Reiss
Independent Art Historian and Critic
Leslie Rich
Sr. Consultant, DOE Loan Programs Office
Thomas Sahagian
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
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Eran Sthoeger
Litigator and Consultant in Public International Law
Jessica Thurston
Vice President, ESG Strategy, Paramount Global
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Paul Washington
President and CEO of the Society for Corporate Governance (the “Society”)
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Antoinette Wannebo
Staff Associate II at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network
Thomas Abdallah
Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer, MTA New York City Transit
Luke Apicella
Managing Partner, Tower Peak Partners
Danielle Azoulay
Founder of The CSO Shop
Ammar Belal*
Founding Partner ONE432
Allison Bridges
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
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Barbara Chapman
Senior Director at Fitch Ratings
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Clara Cibrario Assereto
Senior Associate - Sustainability, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Benjamin Cook
Adjunct Research Scientist, The Earth Institute’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Research Physical Scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute
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Anne (Nancy) Degnan
Associate Research Scientist, Columbia Water Center, The Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Adjunct Associate Professor, The School of International and Public Affairs
Claudia Dreifus
Contributor to The New York Times Science Section
Franco Fubini
Founder & CEO Natoora
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Pamela Gill-Alabaster
Global Head of ESG and Sustainability, Kenvue
Sara Goddard
City Council Member for the City of Rye, NY
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Maria Gray
Director of Curriculum Affairs & Administration, Graduate Programs in Sustainability Management & Science, Academic Affairs, Columbia Climate School
Rhiannon Gulick
Senior Global Practice Specialist DAI
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Joe Hao
Head of Energy &AI, Aspen Power
Jonathan Hollander
Head of Product CarbonSig
Sophia Huda
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Bruce Kahn
Senior Portfolio Manager, Shelton Sustainable Equity Fund
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Vlada Kenniff
President, New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust
Suzanne Klatt
Vice President ESG & Sustainability, American Express
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Jenna Lawrence*
Lecturer in Discipline, Columbia Climate School
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Eric Maltzer
Director of Sustainable Investment (IFM) in North America
Kim Matsoukas
Director, Sustainability Coach
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Teri Mendelsohn
Executive Coach and Consultant at Mendelsohn Consulting
Amin Mohseni
Macroeconomist, Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center
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Carl Otto
Corporate Sustainability & ESG Manager at American Express
Chandler Precht
Director of External Affairs & Communications, Graduate Programs in Sustainability Management & Science, Academic Affairs, Columbia Climate School
Katrina Prutzman
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
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Danielle Reyes
Partner at Goodwin Procter
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Louise Rosen
Senior Associate Dean, Administrative Affairs and Communications
Ralph Schmidt
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Carter Strickland
Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of Climate Action, The State University of New York
Diana Trushell
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Jessica Wasser
Manager, Sustainability & ESG, Tapestry, Inc.
John Williams*
Director of Student Affairs & DEI, Columbia Climate School
Carolyn Allwin
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Howard Apsan*
University Director of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management (EHSRM), The City University of New York
Paul Barker
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Susan Blaustein
Founder/Director, WomenStrong International
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Chanda Burrage
Lecturer at CUNY Medgar Evers College (Social & Behavioral Science); Executive Director at World Rhythm Academy
Kizzy Charles-Guzman
Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Environmental Health
Peter Clarke
Managing Director, Energy, Sustainability, CBRE
Robert Cook
Program Director for Environment & Science, The Zegar Family Foundation Senior Science Advisor, The Mayday Fund
Susanne DesRoches
Vice President of Clean and Resilient Buildings, NYSERDA
Scott Fisher
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
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Michelle Gabriel
Program Director for M.S. in Sustainable Fashion at IENYC
Daniel Giuffrida
CEO Plankton Energy
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Adela Gondek*
Lecturer in the Faculty of Climate
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Jennye Greene
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Brooke Guven
Managing Director and Head of ESG and Sustainability, Cerberus Capital Management
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Alex Heil*
Senior Economist, The Conference Board
Richard Horsch
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
Jeffrey Irvine
Assistant Vice President, Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change, WSP USA
Amy Karpati*
Senior Science Advisor, Teatown Lake Reservation
Seth Kerschner
Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Adriana Kliegman
Design Engineer and Founding Partner, AKA Imagine
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Kenyetta Lovings
Director of Energy Policy, Compliance and Programs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Shannon Marquez
Dean of Global Engagement, Columbia University
Ryan Meinke
Senior Project Director of Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change at WSP USA
Vance Merolla
Senior Vice President & Fellow, Global Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Bridget Murphy
Senior Counsel, Global ESG Products, Mastercard
Indrani Pal*
Research Scientist, NOAA Center for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing Technologies
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Jason Prince
Cofounder and CEO of Giraffe Financial
Taylor Pullins
Partner and Head of ESG & Sustainability Specialty Practice, White & Case LLP
Lucius Riccio
Executive Vice President and Partner, Gedeon GRC Consulting
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Celine Ruben-Salama*
Principal, FOR THE LONG-TERM LLC
Brad Schwartz*
Chief Financial Officer, Encourage Capital
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Perry Teicher
Impact Finance Counsel, Orrick
Haralambos Vasiliadis
Lecturer in Professional Studies, Sustainability Management
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Anyi Wang
Associate Research Scholar, Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management, Columbia University
Gregory Yetman
Associate Director for Geospatial Applications, Senior Staff Associate III, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia Climate School