Johanna Chao Kreilick

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Johanna Chao Kreilick is the Chief Strategy Officer at Blue Ocean Law, a Pacific-led public-interest law firm founded by Julian Aguon focused on climate justice, ocean governance, and Indigenous rights. In this role, she works on efforts related to the implementation of findings by the International Court of Justice concerning state responsibility for climate harm.

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Johanna Chao Kreilick
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Kreilick in October 2017
Alma mater Stanford University, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Scientific career
FieldsScience advocacy, social justice
Institutions Union of Concerned Scientists, Open Society Foundations, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Kreilick was the president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, a scientific advocacy nonprofit based in the United States from May 2021 - February 2024. [1] [2] [3] She represented the organization in lobbying Congress and business leaders to address climate change. [4] [5] [6]

Kreilick previously led major international initiatives with the Open Society Foundations, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. [3] She is noted for her work on racial justice and for engaging scientists, lawyers and civil society advocates in effective decision making. [3]

Early life and education

Kreilick studied anthropology at Stanford University, receiving her B.A. with distinction. She was named the 2005 Lucius N. Littauer Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she earned an M.P.A. [7] [8] [ clarification needed ]

Career

Kreilick established a grant-making program for economic justice at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), working with partners in 62 countries around the world. [8] [7] Those she supported include Asian and Pacific Islander immigrant communities and workers worldwide. [7] [9]

Kreilick established the Justice and Human Rights Program at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, focusing on international criminal justice and prison reform. [10] [8]

In 2013 Kreilick joined the Open Society Foundations. As an executive officer she was responsible for its Strategy Unit including the planning, research and the assessment of over fifty programs globally. She also founded a major Climate Action Initiative at the Foundations. [3]

Kreilick became President of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in May 2021. [3]

She also serves on a number of advisory boards for organizations including the Climate Policy Initiative, the Environmental Voter Project, [11] the BlueGreen Alliance [12] and TSNE MissionWorks. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Prest, M. J. (April 9, 2021). "Union of Concerned Scientists Appoints Next President". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "People in the News". Philanthropy News Digest. April 11, 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "UCS Announces Incoming President Johanna Chao Kreilick". Union of Concerned Scientists. April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "ADVISORY: National Justice, Faith, Environment, and Science Advocates Plan To Draw "Green Line" on Administration's Soon to Be Released Clean Car Standards Update". Sierra Club. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Environmental Groups Urge Congressional Leaders to Leave Climate Provisions in Infrastructure Package". Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association. 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "An open letter to the CEOs of Business Roundtable". Climate Power. September 16, 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Johanna Chao Kreilick - Executive Officer at Open Society Foundations". THE ORG. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Advancing Gender Equality through Human Rights Stanford Law School October 12 -13, 2012 Speaker Biographies" (PDF). Stanford Law School. 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Fair Trade and the UUSC Coffee Project" (PDF). Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Human Rights Workshop: Johanna Chao Kreilick and Tatyana Margolin, "Open Society in Exile: Lessons Learned from Rights and Justice Work in Closed or Closing Societies"". Yale Law School. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Team". Environmental Voter Project. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Board of Directors". BlueGreen Alliance. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Charlayne Murrell-Smith rejoins the Board of Directors". TSNE. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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