Laura Schifter

Head of the K-12 Climate Action initiative at the Aspen Institute

Laura Schifter is a senior fellow with the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program, leading the K-12 Climate Action initiative, which seeks to unlock the power of the education sector as a force for climate action, solutions, and environmental justice. She is also a lecturer on education with Harvard Graduate School of Education and a fellow with the Century Foundation. Previously, Schifter was a policy and research consultant with clients including the Massachusetts Department of Education and US Justice Department. She was a senior education and disability advisor for former US representative George Miller and an education fellow for former US senator Chris Dodd. Earlier, she taught elementary school in San Francisco.