Our Team

A Mission-Driven Team United Across Borders

SilverLining is driven by a passionate, global, and intergenerational team that comes from a variety of backgrounds, united by a shared mission to combat near-term climate risks. Our diverse group brings together seasoned veterans with a wealth of technical expertise alongside passionate young climate leaders who are shaping the future of the field. Each member contributes a unique perspective, fueling our team's dynamism, mission focus, and success.

Silverlining Team

  • Kelly Wanser

    Executive Director

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  • Alex Wong

    Research Director

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  • Jean-François Lamarque

    Chief Climate Scientist

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  • Sarah Schubert

    Lighter-Than-Air Platform Engineer

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  • Dan Bowen

    Lighter-Than-Air Platform Engineer

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  • Nicolás Esguerra

    Director of International Strategy

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  • Aarushi Shah

    Research Analyst

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  • Samuel Kaufmann

    Research Analyst

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  • Joshua Amponsem

    International Strategy Fellow

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  • Neeshad Shafi

    International Strategy Fellow

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  • Ricardo Pineda Guzmán

    International Strategy Fellow

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  • Linda Hedges, PhD

    Scientific High Performance Computing Expert

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  • Lydia Dai

    International Strategy Fellow

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  • Irfan Ullah

    International Strategy Fellow

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  • Alexandra Philp Reeves

    Science Communications Analyst

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  • Liesl Violante

    Director of Administration

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Advisors

  • Daniel Bodansky

    Regents Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

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  • Penehuro Lefale

    Director of LeA International

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  • Joyashree Roy

    Bangabandhu Chair Professor at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

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  • Steve Strongin

    Senior Advisor at Goldman Sachs

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  • Michael Dunne

    Professor of Physics, Stanford University

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  • Rafe Pomerance

    Pioneering Climate Advocate

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  • Brad Ack

    Founder, Ocean Climate Trust

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  • Rachel Pritzker

    President and Founder, Pritzker Innovation Fund

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  • Jay Faison

    Founder, 2040 Foundation

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  • Clay Dumas

    Partner, Lower Carbon

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  • Ben Rubin

    Executive Director and Co-Founder, Carbon Business Council

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“…scientists are often playing a dual role of also being software engineers – but there is a huge need for trained software engineers in the climate space.”
 

Alicia Karspeck
Head of Earth Information Programs, SilverLining at Amazon Re:Mars

Summitoeri Rogelj
Director of Research, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London

 
“This is all about equity and climate justice. This is about the fishermen that are out there. This is about the people from my country that I am representing.”
 

Ricardo Pineda
International Strategy Fellow at COP27