Sarah Kapnick is an American scientist who was the fourth chief scientist of NOAA from April 2022 to October 2024. [1]
Sarah Kapnick is an American scientist who was the fourth chief scientist of NOAA from April 2022 to October 2024. [1]
Kapnick has a Master's of Sciences (2007) [2] in atmospheric sciences and a Ph.D. (2011) [3] in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) and an A.B. in mathematics and finance (2004) from Princeton University. [4]
Kapnick was an investment banking analyst for Goldman Sachs starting in 2004 focusing on financial growth and climate change. [5]
Kapnick's first job at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was in NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) as the deputy division leader for seasonal to decadal variability [6] researching climate predictions,water security and climate impacts from 2011 to 2021. [4] She then worked at JP Morgan Chase as their senior climate scientist and sustainability strategist from 2021 to 2022. [7] In 2022,Kapnick was appointed the NOAA chief scientist by President Biden.
In 2024,JPMorgan Chase hired her as their Global Head of Climate Advisory. [5]