Sarah joined RMI in April 2011 and initially worked on research for Reinventing Fire and researching efficiency opportunities in the health care industry. Sarah’s work is currently focused on campuses.

Background:

Sarah’s background is in the natural sciences, namely conservation biology and global climate change. She has worked on myriad projects, ranging from cichlid fish research in Lake Tanganyika to a Neoproterozic climate change study in Namibia, while pursuing her life-long interest in biodiversity conservation and wilderness preservation. While working on her masters degree, which focused on bringing a rare species of Galápagos tortoise back from the brink of extinction, she also studied climate change law and policy. This latter interest took her to the UNFCCC conference in Copenhagen, where she focused on how vulnerable states could incorporate deforestation policies that safeguard biodiversity into the negotiations.

Education:

• Master of Environmental Science in Biodiversity Conservation & International Climate Change Policy, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University