Cathleen Kelly

Senior Fellow @Center for American Progress

Washington, DC, US

Co-founder of the Equitable and Just National Climate Forum (EJNCF), a coalition of 20 environmental justice and national groups working to secure equitable and just national climate policies and investments. Shape EJNCF’s vision and priorities. Plan and convene difficult conversations among EJ and national group leaders to identify and achieve common goals and work through tensions. • Co-led strategy to secure $60 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act,$66 billion in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and $12 billion in the American Rescue Plan Act for environmental justice.• Help secure roughly $10 million annually to support CAP Energy and Environment Department’s strategies for climate, justice, and jobs. Help raise $3.6 million annually for EJ groups. • Conceive and write reports on how to achieve equitable and just climate policies and build resilient communities. Regularly present policy recommendations at public events and to policy makers and the press.

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Science and Music