ANNE CHRISTIANSON

Director, International Climate Policy, Center for American Progress
American, United States
Anne is a native Minnesotan who grew up hiking, fishing, swimming, and exploring in the North Woods. She holds PhD in Natural Resources Science and Management from the University of Minnesota, and a Masters in Biodiversity Conservation and Management from the University of Oxford. She has over a decade of experience in environmental policy, previously working in the US House of Representatives, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and in ocean and Antarctic conservation at large environmental NGOs. Additionally, she held the position of Vice President of DC EcoWomen, a non-profit organization working to empower women to become leaders in STEMM.