About Us

Our Team

Jonah Kurman-Faber

  • Jonah has worked in the realms of state economics and policy design for the past decade. He has authored academic research, reports, and bills in over 23 states, spanning topics including innovation, employment, infrastructure, climate and clean energy, supply chain, public health, food, and more. Prior to Greenline Insights, Jonah served as Policy & Research Director for Climate XChange, a national research organization that specializes in state-level climate policy. He graduated from Northeastern University and currently lives in Boston, MA.

Ashna Aggarwal, Ph.D.

  • Ashna uses analysis and data to demonstrate the value of clean energy and sustainability policies for communities. She has written and presented on this issue for a wide variety of audiences, including to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. She joins Greenline Insights from the U.S. Department of Energy, where she served as a Program Manager for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Strategic Analysis team, leading the electricity and industrial portfolios. Prior to that, she was a Senior Associate at RMI where she carried out state level climate policy analysis. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in Physics.

Stuart Iler, Ph.D.

  • Stuart Iler is a mission-driven data and technical consultant with a background at the intersection economics, data science, and public policy. His professional experience spans nonprofit, academic, government, and private contexts, including as an analytics manager, data scientist, and policy analyst. His research and writing have covered a range of energy, environmental, and sustainability topics. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from U.C. San Diego, a master’s in environmental management from Duke University, and a Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University.

George Rakushkin

  • George Rakushkin is a multidisciplinary research and technical consultant operating at the intersection of software development, data analysis, climate policy, and economic modeling. He specializes in backend development, Excel macros/VBA programming, and creating data dashboards. George’s professional experience includes working with economic modeling software, analyzing state climate policies and investments, and managing software projects. Before transitioning into research and technical consulting, he enjoyed a successful decade-long career as a professional musician, amassing over 300 million streams across platforms. George currently resides in Boston, MA.

Daniel Gatti

  • Daniel Gatti is a climate and energy expert with over a decade of experience in clean transportation and climate policy, state government, and advocacy work. He recently served four years as Director of Clean Transportation Policy for the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, with prior roles at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Climate XChange, and Environment America. He holds a juris doctor degree from Georgetown University and currently resides in Massachusetts.

Nick Vitulli

  • Nick Vitulli is an experienced team leader and hiring manager across multiple industries. He has co-authored research on climate investments, economic modeling, and state policy. He holds of bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst and currently resides in Boston, MA.

Our Expert Network

Greenline Insights is supported by a network of skilled advisors and experts who help ensure we deliver top-quality insights and services.

  • Weilong (David) Kong is a Ph.D. candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Prior to joining Pardee RAND, he was a public policy analyst at the Luskin Center for Innovation at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he conducted regional economic and environmental impact analyses on California’s climate investments and energy efficiency policies. Kong has an M.P.A. from the University of Southern California and a B.Ec. in Finance from Renmin University in China. His research interests include methods like Game Theory, Robust Decision-making, Economic Impact Analysis, and cost-benefit analysis; and topics including Great Power Competition, hybrid warfare, deterrence and escalation management, and workforce development for Defense Industrial Base.

  • Jennifer Hatch is a strategist and systems thinker specializing in climate resilience, clean energy, and sustainable real estate. As the founder of Sunrail Strategies, she has led transformative initiatives—from scaling zero-emission communities across 20+ U.S. cities to designing corporate carbon credit frameworks for Fortune 10 companies. With a background spanning climate finance, electrification, and policy innovation, Jennifer has shaped strategies for organizations like the Electrification Coalition, NRDC, and the Center for Sustainable Energy. She brings a sharp, cross-sector approach to helping businesses, cities, and investors navigate the intersection of climate risk and economic opportunity.

  • Greg Shanahan is a dynamic and outcome-oriented sustainability, strategy, and operations leader with experience in international development, conservation, health IT, and education.

    Most recently, Greg served as the Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer and a strategy and performance manager in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In those roles, he led the “Do Our Part” operational sustainability and climate adaptation and resilience portfolio under USAID’s Climate Strategy, as well as Agency-level strategic planning, performance reviews, and reporting to the White House, Congress, and the public. Under his leadership, the independent AGA Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) Program recognized USAID as the leading U.S. Government agency on integrating climate-related risk information into performance reporting.

    Previously, Greg was a Presidential Management Fellow at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and also served in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education (ED). He began his career as a high school teacher.

  • Dr. Susan Lewis is an deeply experienced sustainability, decarbonization, and energy professional. She has worked in both public and private sectors across a wide variety of industries, including tech, telecom, media/entertainment, military, and emerging technology. Her areas of particular expertise include decarbonization, energy efficiency, technology integration, and fleet electrification; though she is an SME across many more areas under the sustainability umbrella. Her academic achievements include a Master of Science in Marine Policy, another in Environmental Education, a PhD in Energy and Environmental Policy, and has maintained her LEED AP since 2012.

  • Daniel Scribner is an International Trade Specialist with expertise in supply chain analysis, trade compliance, and macroeconomic research. Currently supporting the Department of Commerce’s supply chain center, he leverages advanced data visualization and regulatory insights to optimize global trade processes. Previously, they held a similar role at ICF, where they led supply chain mapping projects across 17 countries, addressing issues like forced and child labor. Daniel has a masters degree in International Relations from Seton Hall University with specializations in international economics and post war reconstruction and sustainability.

  • Arthur Sprogis is a seasoned communications strategist with 15+ years of experience translating complex topics in clean energy, climate change, and sustainability into compelling narratives. Most recently, he served as a Senior Advisor for External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he spearheaded the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s presence at Climate Week NYC 2024 and managed engagement with key stakeholders including prominent clean tech and climate NGOs.

    Previously, Arthur held senior positions at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), overseeing executive and internal communications and later employee branding during critical organizational transitions. Prior to BCG, Arthur pioneered digital communications and engagement strategies at NYSERDA.

  • Crystal is a strategic energy industry thought leader with operations and management consulting expertise. She is spearheading the development and execution of novel frameworks for renewable energy and distributed energy resource adoption, including energy storage, EV charging, and residential rooftop solar. She is skilled at aligning stakeholders and collaboratively driving results, with a multifaceted skillset in utility rates, regulatory affairs, and strategic DER load management.

  • Nick Mellis is a Planner with experience in urban planning, community planning, transportation planning, campus planning, space planning, economic development, historic preservation, and geographic information systems (GIS). He is focused on working with community members to identify problems and collaboratively create solutions, therefore, improving people’s daily life and building community pride. Recently, he has used his mapping and graphic design skills to help stakeholders better navigate local public bus systems as well as explore parks and other greenspaces.

  • Ignacio is a multilingual energy and climate policy analyst with exceptional ability to draw and execute high-level strategies, specializing in climate change mitigation and carbon markets. He has proven experience in legislative and regulatory policy, economic analysis, and international climate policy negotiations, as well as demonstrated strategic planning and policymaking skills and quantification of environmental impacts of energy production. He has a successful track record in creating strategies to establish agreements among stakeholders in the international arena with excellent people skills, and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

  • Akshara applies data-driven research to inform transportation policy, urban development, and social equity initiatives. She has co-authored reports on public transit accessibility and intercity mobility, contributing to discussions on sustainable infrastructure and equitable mobility solutions. Previously, she researched transportation and urban planning at the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development and developed tools for equitable service delivery at Trellus. She holds a Master’s in International Public Service from DePaul University and works to advance equitable, data-driven urban policy solutions.

  • Ellissa (Elli) Goldberg focuses on the intersection of conflict, security, social inclusion, and climate and environmental issues, with particular attention to how these challenges impact communities.

    Elli’s professional experience spans both government and nonprofit sectors, with a background in conflict management, international affairs, development, national security, and gender and social inclusion. She has held roles focused on programs and policy, with skills in program and project management, strategic planning, facilitation, budgeting, mixed-methods analysis, and program monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

    Elli holds a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and a Master’s degree from Georgetown University.

Advisory Board

Noa Dalzell

  • Noa Dalzell is a climate and policy expert with extensive experience in state-level environmental advocacy and sustainable food systems. She currently serves as the State Policy Director at Food Solutions Action, leading alternative protein policy initiatives across multiple states.

    Previously, she was the State Climate Policy Network Director at Climate XChange, where she expanded a national network of advocates and policymakers working on equitable climate policies. She has also held roles at Second Nature and the Trust for Public Land, focusing on climate action and carbon policy research.

Angela Son

  • Angela is the Founder & CEO of The Green Launchpad, a pioneering training and advisory firm dedicated to empowering organizations that train and develop the green workforce. The Green Launchpad’s flagship program is the industry’s first bootcamp designed to equip workforce developers with the tools to quickly and effectively translate local green economy policies into real, accessible job opportunities for students and jobseekers. Angela also serves as an advisor on a heat pump workforce initiative with a DOE national lab and is a member of New York’s Green Economy Network’s Green Career Council.

    With over a decade of experience spanning early-stage startups, data/AI, climate technology, and business strategy, Angela brings a deep understanding of how to scale innovative solutions. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia, in her beautiful hometown of Vancouver. 

Barry Rabe

  • Barry Rabe is the Arthur Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy Emeritus at the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center. Rabe is a political scientist who studies the political feasibility of adopting environmental and climate policies and making them durable across election cycles. He is the author or co-author of seven books, including Statehouse and Greenhouse (Brookings) and Can We Price Carbon? (MIT), and is currently writing a book on the politics of short-lived climate pollutants.

  • Puneet Kollipara is a climate data scientist, geospatial analyst and science communicator based in Washington, DC. He currently works as an independent consultant, providing data-science, geospatial-analysis and communication and outreach services on a fractional, contractual and advisory basis to clients focusing on climate change, clean energy, the environment and conservation. An advocate of open data, open science and open source, he serves on the planning committee for FedGeoDay, the premier conference devoted to how open geospatial ecosystems support federal programs that advance disaster planning, climate resilience, infrastructure, food security, scientific research and more. A recent Climatebase Fellow and Climatematch Impact Scholar, he previously worked as a science/environmental journalist, with bylines in dozens of news outlets, including The Washington Post, Science, Chemical & Engineering News, Science News, Eos, Scientific American, Undark Magazine, Bloomberg and Houston Chronicle. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics and economics from Washington University in St. Louis.