ALICIA KARSPECK, PhD, Director of Earth Information Programs
Alicia leads SilverLining's efforts to accelerate climate prediction and observation and including industry partnerships. She is a climate risk consultant, co-founder of SK Analytics, and climate-tech advisor. Alicia has previously held numerous leadership roles at climate and financial risk firms. She is trained as a climate scientist and spent over a decade at the National Center for Atmospheric Research conducting research on seasonal to decadal climate prediction and global coupled data assimilation. Alicia serves on scientific working groups and has published widely in academic journals and in the popular media.

LINDA HEDGES, PhD, Scientific High Performance Computing Expert
Previously a High Performance Computing Specialist with Amazon Web Services, Linda developed best-practices for scalable, cost-effective, and reliable cloud architectures at AWS. Her expertise centered on the development of methods for tightly-coupled HPC workloads. Before working on cloud architectures, she worked in Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis and automation in the aerospace industry, including positions at Stark Aerospace, Boeing Company and Blue Origin. Linda holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington in 1991.

MADELEINE KARLSBERG SCHAFFER, Lead, Global Youth Initiative
Maddy leads SilverLining's efforts to engage young global climate cleaders on near-term climate risk and intervention. In addition to her work with SilverLining, Maddy is a Master of Science degree candidate in Governance of Sustainability at Leiden University in The Hague, The Netherlands. Previously, she was a researcher for Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) and a member of the grassroots pressure group Fossil Free Glasgow on a campaign that resulted in the University of Glasgow becoming the first academic institution in Europe to divest from fossil fuels. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Geography (BSc) from the University of Glasgow.>>

AARUSHI SHAH, Research and Communications Fellow
Aarushi helps with SilverLining's research, policy and communications efforts. Prior to SilverLining, Aarushi interned at S4S Technologies, a Mumbai based AgriTech startup working toward reducing food wastage in the agricultural supply chain. She completed her undergraduate degree at Georgetown Univerisity. She studied Economics, Business Administration and STIA (Science, Technology and International Affairs) with a concentration in Energy and Environment. Aarushi also manages a blog dedicated to the latest news and developments in environmental sustainability.

SAMUEL KAUFMANN, Research Fellow
Sam supports SilverLining's research and science policy work. His previous experience includes co-creating the Climate Security Mapping Project at Perry World House, working in the Abdus-Saboor behavioral neuroscience lab and staffing the offices of PA representative Steve Samuelson and state senator Lisa Boscola. He holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania.

JOSHUA AMPONSEM, International Strategy Fellow
Joshua is a climate advocate focused on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. He is the founder of Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and the lead author of ‘Adapt for Our Future’ - the first background paper on Youth and Climate Adaptation. He supported the Global Center on Adaptation to establish a Global Youth Adaptation Network to provide knowledge and opportunities to accelerate adaptation to future climate risks. He has extensive experience supporting public and private institutions in climate strategies. He served as an advisor to the UN Youth Envoy’s Office in the delivery of the first UN Youth Climate Summit. He is a Board Member of Gamma Energie and Regional Advisor for the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives in Africa.