Matt Porterfield

Matt Porterfield is vice president of policy and research for the Climate Leadership Council. Matt has worked for more than 25 years on the relationship between international economic law and environmental policy, with a particular focus on trade and climate change.

Prior to joining the Council, he was the deputy director of the Harrison Institute for Public Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he continues to serve as an adjunct professor. He received an LL.M. from Georgetown University, a J.D. from Vermont Law School, and a B.A. in English from the University of Vermont.

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