Jay Lee
Jay Lee is a Researcher with Sightline Institute, where he supports his colleagues with quantitative analysis, researches regional demographic trends, and investigates climate change-related migration into and across Cascadia.
Prior to joining Sightline, Jay worked in election policy research, survey administration, election results reporting, and data analysis and visualization. He holds a BA in mathematics from Reed College.
In his personal life, Jay enjoys riding his bike around town, playing squash, and crushing it at trivia night. After several years in Portland, Oregon, he now lives in New York City. Email him at jay@sightline.org, and follow him on Bluesky or LinkedIn.
Prior to joining Sightline, Jay worked in election policy research, survey administration, election results reporting, and data analysis and visualization. He holds a BA in mathematics from Reed College.
In his personal life, Jay enjoys riding his bike around town, playing squash, and crushing it at trivia night. After several years in Portland, Oregon, he now lives in New York City. Email him at jay@sightline.org, and follow him on Bluesky or LinkedIn.
Al Vanderklipp
Al Vanderklipp
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