Authors

Lukmon Akintola

Fellow, African Climate Mobility Initiative
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukmonakintola/?originalSubdomain=uk

Amy Yee

Journalist
Amy Yee is an award-winning journalist, most recently with Bloomberg/CityLab in Chicago and previously as a Financial Times correspondent in New…
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Laura Adamczyk

Former Writer
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Brenda Wilkerson

President and CEO, AnitaB.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenda-darden-wilkerson/
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Ryan Merkley

Senior Technology Fellow, Aspen Institute
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmerkley/
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Neal Parikh

Adjunct Associate Professor, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University
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Lauren Lawal

Former Vice President of Finance and Operations
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Johnathan Martinez

Intern, Center on Global Food and Agriculture
Johnathan, a junior majoring in Agriculture, History, and Public Policy at the University of Missouri-Columbia, joined the Council's Center on…
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Tharma Pillai

Co-founder and Advocacy Director, Undi18
Tharma Pillai is the co-founder and advocacy director of Undi18, a youth movement that successfully advocated for the lowering of the voting…
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/tharmapillai/
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Germán Santillán Ugarte

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Oaxacanita Chocolate
Germán Santillán Ugarte is a social entrepreneur and cultural chocolatier working towards a more inclusive and just future through the…
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