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![Lauren Herzer Risi](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/herzer_lauren.png)
Lauren Herzer Risi
Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
![Claire Doyle](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Claire%20Doyle.jpeg)
Claire Doyle
Program Associate, Environmental Change and Security Program
![Angus Soderberg headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/20230801WC_STAFF225.jpg)
Angus Soderberg
Program Coordinator, Environmental Change and Security Program
![Neeraja_Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Neeraja_Headshot.png)
Neeraja Kulkarni
Staff Intern, Environmental Change and Security Program
Fellows
![Ruth Greenspan Bell](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/ruth_greenspan_bell.jpg)
Ruth Greenspan Bell
Public Policy Fellow;
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
![Cynthia Brady](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Cynthia%20Brady.jpeg)
Cynthia Brady
Global Fellow and Senior Advisor;
Former Peacebuilding and Resilience Advisor (2018-2019) & Senior Peacebuilding and Conflict Advisor (2005-2018) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Former Peacebuilding and Resilience Advisor (2018-2019) & Senior Peacebuilding and Conflict Advisor (2005-2018) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
![Sharon Burke](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/sharon%20burke.jpg)
Sharon Burke
Global Fellow;
Founder and President, Ecospherics
Founder and President, Ecospherics
![Richard Cincotta](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/richard_cincotta.jpg)
Richard Cincotta
Global Fellow;
Demographer in Residence, The Stimson Center
Demographer in Residence, The Stimson Center
![Geoffrey D. Dabelko](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/dabelko-geoff.jpg)
Geoffrey D. Dabelko, PhD
Senior Advisor, ECSP; Former Director, ECSP;
Professor and Associate Dean, George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University; Associate Senior Fellow, Environment of Peace Initiative, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Professor and Associate Dean, George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University; Associate Senior Fellow, Environment of Peace Initiative, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
![Chantal de Jonge Oudraat](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/ChantalDeJongeOudraat.png)
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
Global Fellow;
John O. Rankin Professor of International Affairs and Program Director, M.A. in International Affairs, George Washington University
John O. Rankin Professor of International Affairs and Program Director, M.A. in International Affairs, George Washington University
![Roger-Mark De Souza](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/rogermarkdesouza1.jpg)
Roger-Mark De Souza
Global Fellow and Advisor;
Vice President, Sustainable Markets, Pact
Vice President, Sustainable Markets, Pact
![Gordon Feller](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/feller.jpg)
Gordon Feller
Global Fellow;
Founder, Meeting of the Minds
Founder, Meeting of the Minds
![Sheryl Gay Stolberg](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Stolbergheadshot9324.jpg)
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Public Policy Fellow;
Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Featured
![Renata Giannini](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/RenataGiannini_web.png)
Renata Giannini
Fellow;
Independent Scholar
Independent Scholar
![Jack A. Goldstone](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/jack_goldstone_for_web.jpg)
Jack A. Goldstone
Global Fellow;
Virginia E. and John T. Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University; Wilson Center Fellow
Virginia E. and John T. Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University; Wilson Center Fellow
Featured
![Sherri Goodman, photo taken by Kristina Sherk](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/SherriGoodman_web.png)
Sherri Goodman
Senior Fellow, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program;
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security, coming in 2024.
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security, coming in 2024.
![Jay_Gribble_headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Jay%20Gribble.jpg)
Jay Gribble
Global Fellow;
Senior Director, Palladium; Deputy Director, PROPEL Health; Global Fellow, Wilson Center
Senior Director, Palladium; Deputy Director, PROPEL Health; Global Fellow, Wilson Center
![Sharon Guynup](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/sharon_guynup.jpg)
Sharon Guynup
Global Fellow, Former Public Policy Fellow;
Environmental journalist and author; Contributor, The New York Times, National Geographic, and other outlets
Environmental journalist and author; Contributor, The New York Times, National Geographic, and other outlets
![James Hollifield](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/james_hollifield.jpg)
James Hollifield
RAFDI Working Group Co-chair; Global Fellow;
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Caroline Wanjiku Kihato
Global Fellow;
Visiting Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Visiting Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
![Image - Jewellord Nem Singh](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Jewellord%20Nem%20Singh.jpg)
Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh
Global Fellow;
Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Assistant Professor, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
![Meaghan Parker](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Meagan_Parker.jpg)
Meaghan Parker
Public Policy Fellow;
Chair, Future Council of the Society of Environmental Journalists
Chair, Future Council of the Society of Environmental Journalists
![Blair A. Ruble](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/blair_ruble.jpg)
Blair A. Ruble
Distinguished Fellow;
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
![Aaron Salzberg Profile](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/salzberg.jpg)
Aaron Salzberg
Global Fellow;
Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina
Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina
![Peter Schwartzein](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/peterschwartzstein.jpg)
Peter Schwartzstein
Global Fellow;
Environmental Journalist
Environmental Journalist
Featured
![Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/JDSCIUBBA_editedheadshot_2018_small_cropped.jpeg.png)
Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba
Fellow