Our Appreciation

We cannot thank you enough. Without our donors, this work would not be possible. Without our advisory board, this work would lack focus. Without our staff, none of this work would be supported.

Donors

Board Member, Donor

Scott Kleinman

Co-President, Apollo Global Management
Scott Kleinman (C’94, W’94), along with his wife Wendy Kleinman, established the Kleinman Center with a generous $10 million gift to the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. This founding gift continues to support the center and its broad array of programs.
Donor

Carl Goldsmith

Founding Partner, Beach Point Capital Management
Carl Goldsmith is a donor to the Kleinman Center and the founding partner at Beach Point Capital Management.
Donor

Eric Gribetz

Managing Partner, Stonecourt Capital
Erik Gribetz is a donor to the Kleinman Center and managing partner at Stonecourt Capital.
Donor

Steven Lefkowitz

Founding Partner, Sagewind Capital LLC
Steven Lefkowitz is a donor to the Kleinman Center and the founding partner at Sagewind Capital LLC.

Advisory Board

Board Member

Paul Bonney

Former Senior Vice President, Exelon
Paul Bonney is a member of the Kleinman Center Advisory Board and a former senior vice president at Exelon.
Board Member

Mark Brownstein

Senior Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
Mark Brownstein is a member of the Kleinman Center Advisory Board and the senior vice president of energy transition at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Board Member

Emily Duncan

Senior VP of Federal Affairs, American Electric Power
Emily Duncan is a member of the Kleinman Center Advisory Board and the senior vice president of federal affairs at American Electric Power.
Board Member, Donor

Scott Kleinman

Co-President, Apollo Global Management
Scott Kleinman (C’94, W’94), along with his wife Wendy Kleinman, established the Kleinman Center with a generous $10 million gift to the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. This founding gift continues to support the center and its broad array of programs.
Penn Energy Expert, Board Member

Ken Kulak

Partner, Morgan Lewis
Ken Kulak is a member of the Advisory Board and a former senior fellow at the Kleinman Center.
Board Member

Sonny Popowsky

Former Consumer Advocate of Pennsylvania
Sonny Popowsky is a member of the Kleinman Center Advisory Board and served as the Consumer Advocate of Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2012.
Board Member

Marvin Schlanger

Former Chairman of the Board, UGI Corporation
Marvin Schlanger is the former chairman of the Supervisory Board of UGI Corporation and a member of the Kleinman Center Advisory Board.
Board Member

Frederick Steiner

Dean, Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Frederick Steiner is dean of the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design and a member of the Kleinman Center Advisory Board.

Staff

Staff

Bill Cohen

Associate Director
Bill Cohen is the associate director of operations, programming, and data analytics. He oversees financial and office operations, manages the center’s events and programming, and works closely with all staff to implement the center’s research strategy.
Staff, Faculty, Penn Energy Expert

Sanya Carley

Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director
Sanya Carley is the Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center and Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
Staff, Penn Energy Expert

Cornelia Colijn

Executive Director
Cornelia Colijn is the executive director of the Kleinman Center. She envisions, plans, and manages all center programming, while building connections with students, faculty, and leaders in the energy industry.
Penn Energy Expert

Mark Alan Hughes

Director Emeritus
Mark Alan Hughes is director emeritus of the Kleinman Center. During his time as faculty director, he led the Center and wrote on topics ranging from deep decarbonization to the future of Philadelphia’s energy landscape.
Staff, Penn Energy Expert

Thabo Lenneiye

Managing Director, Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund
Thabo Lenneiye is the Managing Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Fund. She’s responsible for operationalizing the fund, launching initiatives focused on sustainable agriculture, and framing a research agenda that intersects with energy policy.
Staff, Penn Energy Expert

Angela Pachon

Special Advisor
Angela Pachon is a special advisor the Kleinman Center and was previously the Center’s research director. She advises on the research agenda, research grants and the visitor scholar programs, as well as developing scholarship and research collaborations.
Staff

Lindsey Samahon

Communications Director
Lindsey Samahon is the director of communications at the Kleinman Center. She develops new content, prepares research for publication, and serves as the center’s press contact.
Staff, Penn Energy Expert

Oscar Serpell

Deputy Director
Oscar Serpell oversees all student programming, alumni engagement, faculty and student grants, and visiting scholars. He is also a researcher, writer, and policy analyst working on research initiatives with students and Center partners.
Staff

Mollie Simon

Senior Communications Specialist
Mollie Simon is the senior communications specialist at the Kleinman Center. She manages the center’s social media accounts, drafts newsletters and announcements, writes and publishes content for our website, and regularly posts to our blog.
Staff, Penn Energy Expert

Andy Stone

Energy Policy Now Host and Producer
Andy Stone is producer and host of Energy Policy Now, the Kleinman Center’s podcast series. He previously worked in business planning with PJM Interconnection and was a senior energy reporter at Forbes Magazine.
Staff

Kimberle Szczurowski

Financial Administrative Coordinator
Kimberle Szczurowski is the financial administrative coordinator at the Kleinman Center. She keeps the Kleinman Center humming along, especially in the areas of budgeting, scheduling. and event planning.