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Phoebe Anagnos is a second-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in both architecture and earth and environmental science. Anagnos is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Vanshika Arora is the Summer 2025 PEA/PGCC Fellow at the Kleinman Center. She is pursuing the Master of Environmental Studies program (MES ’25), focusing on finance and energy. Vanshika is a Kleinman Center Student Advisory Council Member.
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.
Alondra Betancourt is a research assistant with the Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center. Betancourt was also a 2024 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Aarit Bhatnagar is an undergraduate student studying economics and history. Bhatnagar is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow. He developed an interest in energy after interning in energy finance and hopes to continue his journey in the energy sector.
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 an undergraduate student studying philosophy, politics, & economics. Castiglione is a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow and a research assistant with the Center. She is also a Kleinman Center Student Advisory Council Member.
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 senior fellow at the Kleinman Center. He is an economist and lawyer focused on the scientific integrity of climate policy with additional appointments at the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University and Google.
Makenna Damhorst is a third year student in earth and environmental science. Damhorst is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow. She conducts research with the Clean Energy Conversions Laboratory.
Max Davis is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying philosophy, politics and economics with a minor in sustainability management. Davis is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student 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.
Alina Ho is a student studying systems science and engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is the 2025 Kleinman Birol Fellow and the International Energy Agency.
Carolyn Kousky is a senior fellow at the Kleinman Center and the founder of Insurance for Good. She is also Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at Environmental Defense Fund.
Alexander Kuplicki is a third-year student in the Huntsman Program studying operations information and decisions and chinese. Kuplicki is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Daylia Lian is a second year student in the College of Arts and Sciences studying chemistry with minors in sustainability management and energy and sustainability. Lian is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Shubham Love is a a research assistant with the Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center. He is a graduate student specializing in environmental policy.
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).
Scott Moore is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives. He is also a practice professor of political science.
Oindriza Reza Nodi is a Master of City Planning student concentrating in Smart Cities at the Weitzman School. Nodi is the 2025 Kleinman Energia Fellow.
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.
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.
Irene Antón Piolanti is from Madrid and plans to major in math and philosophy. Piolanti is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
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.
Surina Ramoutar is a senior in the College majoring in environmental studies with a concentration in sustainability & environmental management. Ramoutar is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Sebastian Ortiz Salazar is a sophomore studying Finance, ESGB-BEES, and Mathematics. Salazar is the 2025 Kleinman Apollo Fellow.
Courtney Savage is a fourth-year undergraduate at Wharton, studying business analytics and marketing & operations management. Savage is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
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 freshman majoring in Politics, Policy & Economics. She is a research assistant with the Kleinman Center and she was a fall 2025 undergraduate student fellow.
Diego Tobon is a second-year student from Tampa, Florida on track to study finance & legal studies at The Wharton School. Tobon is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Madeline Tsao is a third-year in the Huntsman Program in international studies and business. Tsao is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Faculty Fellow, Penn Energy Expert
Arthur van Benthem
Associate 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 associate professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton.
Steve Viscelli is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and a lecturer in the Department of Sociology. His research focuses on work, labor market economics, and economic regulation, specifically in trucking industry.
Cady Wang is a senior majoring in economics with minors in environmental studies and English literature. Wang is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Angela Ye is a senior studying earth and environmental science with minors in sustainability management and legal studies. Ye is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.
Claire Zhang is a fourth-year student in the VIPER dual-degree program pursuing majors in bioengineering and biology. Zhang is also a 2025 Undergraduate Student Fellow.