Deborah is a senior principal in RMI’s Climate Intelligence Program, where she leads the Oil and Gas Solutions Initiative. Gordon also serves as a senior fellow at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Her research spearheaded the development of the Oil Climate Index plus Gas (OCI+), a first-of-its-kind analytic tool that compares the life-cycle climate impact of global oil and gas resources. The OCI+ is the topic of Gordon’s new book, No Standard Oil (Oxford University Press, paperback release, 2025).
Background
Trained as a chemical engineer and policy analyst, Gordon is the former director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She began her career with Chevron and directed the Energy Policy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Gordon has taught at the Yale School of Environmental Studies and Brown University. She is a stakeholder in NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System, has testified before Congress, and served on National Academy of Sciences panels. Gordon has co-authored articles in numerous academic journals, and is regularly featured and quoted in media outlets. She is the author of three books and numerous journal articles and book chapters.
Education
MPP, Public Policy, UC Berkeley
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society
Location
Providence, Rhode Island
Authored Works
