Shleifer Gift Expands Engagement with Practitioners
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy is pleased to announce the Shleifer Senior Fellows Program, funded by the generosity of Scott and Elena Shleifer.
This new contribution to the center provides financial support for two senior fellow positions annually for a period of three years. Shleifer senior fellows will integrate teaching and lecturing, research and writing, and public engagement to advance public policy outcomes in their areas of expertise.
This spring, the Kleinman Center will name two Shleifer Senior Fellows: one from our group of existing senior fellows and a new hire who will add expertise in climate finance.
The Kleinman Center’s senior fellows program has brought distinguished practitioners to the center to enrich their own learning and professional development—while expanding our expertise areas and research agenda.
Over the years, we have welcomed dozens of senior fellows, including policy makers, regulators, industry leaders, and analysts with a broad array of expertise. These fellows have contributed to our understanding of topics like climate risk insurance, industrial decarbonization, energy security, electricity markets, LNG markets, and more.
With this new funding, we look forward to growing this impactful program while expanding our connections and areas of understanding.
About the Shleifers: Scott Shleifer is a 1999 graduate of the Wharton School and a former partner at Tiger Global Management, where he co-founded the firm’s venture capital business. He and his wife, Elena, are dedicated philanthropists whose generosity at Penn includes naming the Shleifer Family Penn First Plus Center, supporting multiple undergraduate scholarships, and providing meaningful contributions to the School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education, the Wharton School, and a range of other university-wide initiatives. Beyond Penn, the Shleifers’ philanthropy reaches broadly across educational and community organizations through their family foundation, reflecting their deep commitment to expanding opportunity and strengthening the institutions that support children and families.
About the Kleinman Center: Kleinman Center for Energy Policy operates within the University of Pennsylvania’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Its mission is to create the conditions for policy innovation that support a just and efficient transition to sustainable energy.
About the Weitzman School: The Stuart Weitzman School of Design prepares students to address complex sociocultural and environmental issues through thoughtful inquiry, creative expression, and innovation. As a diverse community of scholars and practitioners, Weitzman is committed to advancing the public good—both locally and globally–through art, design, planning, and preservation.
