Columbia Climate School, Columbia University

POSITION: Lecturer (May 2023 - Present)

SKILLS: Advising; Teaching; Decarbonization; Project Management; Climate Change; Market Analysis; Consulting

COMPANY OVERVIEW: The Columbia Climate School is the United States’ first dedicated climate school to develop innovative education programs, support groundbreaking research, and foster essential solutions, from the community to the planetary scale.

PROJECT GOAL: Identify corporate decarbonization pathways for TIME CO2

POSITION OVERVIEW:
+ Facilitated project sourcing and supported the scoping of client initiatives, ensuring alignment with the strategic goals of the Climate & Society program
+ Advised graduate students by providing insight into project design, management, communication, and presentation on a TIME CO2 capstone project to identify corporate climate decarbonization pathways
+ Guided student market research and co-designed survey (40+ companies) to uncover white spaces insufficiently addressed by existing corporate decarbonization pathways, playbooks, tools, and B2B product offerings
+ Aided in the synthesis of learnings into company archetypes, providing a structured framework that empowered TIME CO2 to design products that meet specific business sustainability needs
+ Maintained relationships between the client, the capstone group and the Climate School, including scope negotiation and the delivery of final deliverables