Kelly Trumbull
Kelly Trumbull is a Senior Researcher with Sightline Institute’s Climate and Energy program, supporting Cascadia’s transition to a future of abundant, low-cost clean energy.
Kelly’s work before joining Sightline included advising The Nature Conservancy’s global renewable energy strategy and conducting policy research on clean energy, climate, water, and environmental equity at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. She earned a master’s of public policy from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Kelly lives in Portland, where she enjoys camping, hiking, skiing, and attending soccer games (go Thorns!). Email her at kelly@sightline.org, view her latest research, and follow her on Bluesky.
Kelly’s work before joining Sightline included advising The Nature Conservancy’s global renewable energy strategy and conducting policy research on clean energy, climate, water, and environmental equity at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. She earned a master’s of public policy from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Kelly lives in Portland, where she enjoys camping, hiking, skiing, and attending soccer games (go Thorns!). Email her at kelly@sightline.org, view her latest research, and follow her on Bluesky.
Kelly Trumbull
Kelly Trumbull
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