Claire Kaufman is an MPA 1 concentrating on international climate issues, focused on environmental justice, sustainable cities, and community power and resilience. She’s SPIA’s sustainability representative and convenes the climate club.

Prior to SPIA, she worked on climate issues from a variety of different angles - including sustainability and transportation policy advising for the former mayor of Tucson AZ, green business consulting, environmental grantmaking, and distributed renewable energy planning. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, writing, urban exploring, and outdoor adventuring,