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Huda Abdelnur is a master of city planning student concentrating in smart cities. She is the 2026 Kleinman Energia Fellow. Abdelnur is also a Kleinman Center Student Advisory Council Member.
Tanisha Agrawal is an undergraduate student with interests in international relations, economics, energy interdependence and conflict resolution. Agrawal is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Parrish Bergquist is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. She studies the political determinants of environmental policy, in the U.S. and abroad, and is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center.
Mia Bouyoucef is a second-year in the Huntsman Program, concentrating in finance at Wharton and international studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. Bouyoucef is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Patrick Bullock is a junior in the Vagelos Program in Energy Research, pursuing degrees in materials science and engineering and mathematics. Bullock is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
William Burke-White is professor of law at the Carey Law School. An international lawyer and political scientist, he is a leading expert on U.S. foreign policy, multilateral institutions, and international law and a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center.
Elea Castiglione is a research associate with the EconClimate Lab at the Kleinman Center. She is a recent Penn graduate who studied philosophy, politics, & economics.
Avery Chen is a senior from San Francisco, California pursuing an uncoordinated dual degree in finance and environmental studies. Chen is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Sahej Claire is a third-year J.D. candidate at Carey Law School, currently completing a semester abroad at Seoul National University’s School of Law. She is a research assistant with the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center.
Cary Coglianese is the Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and professor of political science at the Carey School of Law. He also is the director of the Penn Program on Regulation and a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center.
Naomi Cohen-Shields is a Master of City Planning student in the Weitzman School of Design and a research assistant with the Kleinman Center.
Danny Cullenward is a Shleifer Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center. He is an economist and lawyer focused on the scientific integrity of climate policy.
Ishita Date is an MBA candidate at the Wharton School, where she is double-majoring in Finance and BEES. She is the 2026 Kleinman PEA Fellow.
Noah Deich is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center. He recently left the Biden Administration, where he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Carbon Management at the Department of Energy.
Anya Draves is an undergraduate student majoring in physics. She is a research assistant with the Kleinman Center and was a 2025 fall undergraduate fellow.
Faruk Ecirli is a senior in the Huntsman Program studying finance and Russian. Ecirli is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Irem Eroglu is a second-year student in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research, studying electrical engineering and environmental science. Eroglu is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Veronica Guo is an undergraduate student in the management and technology program studying materials science and engineering and marketing and operations management. Guo is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow and a research assistant.
Avi Gupta is a sophomore pursuing a dual degree in finance and environmental anthropology. Gupta is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Stephen Hammer is a senior fellow in climate finance. He advises governments and international institutions on climate finance and policy issues and has more than 30 years of experience working on climate issues at the global, national, and local levels.
Ayaan Jeraj is a third-year student in the Huntsman Program in international studies and business, studying finance, business analytics, and francophone studies. Jeraj is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow and a research assistant.
Yusuf Khalil is a Thouron Scholar and Master of City Planning candidate, concentrating in spatial analytics. He currently serves as a Climate + Agriculture Exchange Research Assistant with the Kleinman Center and Penn Climate.
Carolyn Kousky is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center and the founder and executive director of Insurance for Good. She is also a contributing economist at the Environmental Defense Fund.
Leslie Labruto is a Shleifer Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center. She is CEO of Earth Bank, an effort to build an ecosystem of working capital finance for companies building future systems in energy, agriculture, mobility, and industrials.
Molly Lang is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying international relations. Lang is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Dylan Lucko is a founding researcher at the Kleinman Center's EconClimate Lab, where he leads development of the Lab's research agenda on decarbonization, industrial policy, and market dynamics.
Michael E. Mann is the Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. He is a faculty fellow with the Kleinman Center and the director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media (PCSSM).
Lucy Markus is a second-year in the College of Arts and Sciences studying economics & sustainability and environmental management. Markus is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Maya Miller is a senior majoring in environmental studies with a concentration in environmental policy and application. She currently serves as a Climate + Agriculture Exchange Research Assistant with the Kleinman Center and Penn Climate.
Scott Moore is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Managing Director of Global Initiatives, Research, and Strategy. He is also a practice professor of political science.
R. Jisung Park is an environmental and labor economist. He is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and an assistant professor, with a primary appointment at the School of Policy and Practice and a secondary appointment at the Wharton School.
Nicole Patel is an undergraduate student studying philosophy, politics, and economics with a minor in data science. Patel is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Faculty Fellow, Penn Energy Expert
Nicholas Pevzner
Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
Nicholas Pevzner is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
John Quigley is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center and previously served on the Center's Advisory Board. He served as Secretary of the PA Department of Environmental Protection and of the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Solemei Scamaroni is a student studying philosophy, politics, and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences. Scamaroni is the 2026 Kleinman Apollo Fellow and she is a Student Advisory Council Member.
Benjamin Schmitt is a joint senior fellow at the Kleinman Center and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Penn. He is also an affiliate of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and associate of the Harvard-Ukrainian Research Institute.
Ellery Spikes is a research assistant with the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund and the Kleinman Center. She is pursuing a major in urban studies with a minor in sustainability and environmental and she was a fall 2025 undergraduate student fellow.
Aradhita Srivastava is a graduate of the environmental studies program at the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in environmental policy. She is a research assistant with the Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center.
Milan Stocker is a second-year student in the Huntsman Program studying business and international studies with concentrations in finance and Spanish. Stocker is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Nora Todd is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center with the EconClimate Lab. She served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics and Labor to President Biden.
Faculty Fellow, Penn Energy Expert
Arthur van Benthem
Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy
Arthur van Benthem is an expert in environmental and energy economics, exploring the economic efficiency of energy policy. He is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and an professor of business economics and public policy at Wharton.
Jamie Van Nostrand is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center. He is the policy director at the Future of Heat Initiative, a non-profit providing research and assistance to regulators, policymakers, and intervenors to support effective regulation.
Steve Viscelli is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and a professor of practice in the Department of Sociology. His research focuses on work, labor markets, technology and economic regulation.
Ali Altan Yilmaz is a sophomore international student from Turkey studying materials science & engineering and physics in the VIPER program. He is also a Fall 2026 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Tiffany Yuan is a dual degree student pursuing an MBA at Wharton and a Master of International Studies at the Lauder Institute. She is the 2026 Kleinman Birol Fellow.