About the Speaker
Dr. Jane Flegal is a Senior Fellow at the Searchlight Institute and The States Forum, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago. She was most recently the inaugural Executive Director at the Blue Horizons Foundation, a new philanthropic organization focused on climate change and clean energy. Previously, Jane was the Market Development and Policy Lead at Stripe Climate and Frontier, a more than $1 billion advance market commitment to purchase permanent carbon dioxide removal. In 2023, Jane was named one of Vox’s Future Perfect 50, which recognizes 50 thought leaders working to make the world a better place.
Prior to joining Stripe, Jane was the Senior Director for Industrial Emissions at the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, where she was responsible for developing and advancing policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote technological advancement, and support job creation in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Previously, Jane directed the US Climate Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, as well as the Environment Program at the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust.
She is a Research Affiliate at the Institute for Science, Innovation, and Society at the University of Oxford and a member of the Board of Directors at Resources for the Future. Jane holds a doctorate in environmental science, policy, and management from the University of California at Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and politics from Mount Holyoke College.
