Team Members

As an associate in the Office of the CEO at the Climate Leadership Council, Patrick McKenna provides administrative and substantive support to the CEO on organizational priorities such as stakeholder … Continued

As a research associate at the Climate Leadership Council, Daniel Hoenig supports the organization’s policy and research agenda with quantitative and qualitative analysis. Prior to joining the Council, Mr. Hoenig … Continued

In his role as vice president of policy and research, Matt Porterfield works to advance the research agenda and products developed by the Climate Leadership Council. With more than 25 … Continued

As senior director of communications and public affairs, Kate Waller supports the Climate Leadership Council’s efforts related to media, events, stakeholder outreach, and strategic communications. Prior to joining the Council, Ms. … Continued

Neil Chatterjee is one of our nation’s leading energy markets experts. He served as chairman and a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and has decades of experience … Continued

As a senior public affairs associate, Scott Batchelder works on the communications team to promote and explain the Climate Leadership Council’s climate solution. Prior to joining the Council, Mr. Batchelder … Continued

Reuben Francis is a senior research and public affairs associate at the Climate Leadership Council, where he supports the organization’s outreach and advocacy efforts. Before joining the Council, he interned … Continued

As executive vice president, Tiffany Adams leads the Council’s public affairs functions, including coordination of the growing coalition in support of carbon dividends and other strategic initiatives. She is a … Continued

Dr. S. Julio Friedmann is one of the most widely respected experts in the U.S. on carbon removal, CO2 conversion and use, and carbon capture and sequestration. He is a senior … Continued

Michael B. Gerrard is widely regarded as one of the leading environmental lawyers in the United States. He is the Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Law School, … Continued

Catrina Rorke is senior vice president for policy and research at the Climate Leadership Council and executive director of the Center for Climate and Trade. In her role at the … Continued

Pam Giblin spent 24 years as partner at Baker Botts, L.L.P, where she provided strategic counsel on a broad array of environmental issues, particularly in the areas of air quality … Continued

Greg Bertelsen has served as CEO of the Climate Leadership Council since 2020. He joined the Council in 2017, serving as executive vice president, leading the organization’s government relations and … Continued

Gilbert E. Metcalf is the John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service and professor of economics at Tufts University. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau … Continued

Donald Marron is an institute fellow and director of economic policy initiatives at the Urban Institute. In this capacity, he conducts research on tax reform, long-run fiscal challenges, and federal … Continued

Cameron Hepburn is a professor of environmental economics at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. He is the director of the economics of sustainability program … Continued

Ted Halstead was the founding Chairman and CEO of the Climate Leadership Council, the broadest climate coalition in U.S. history. Ted founded the Council in collaboration with a who’s who … Continued

David Bailey has 35 years of experience managing energy-related issues around the world. He has worked at literally every level of the coal and oil and gas industries, from the … Continued