Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. Stokes works on energy, climate, and environmental politics. Within American Politics, her work focuses on representation and public opinion; voting behavior; and public policy—particularly at the state level. Within environmental politics, she researches climate change, renewable energy, water and chemicals policy. Stokes’ book, Short Circuiting Policy, examines the role that utilities have played in promoting climate denial and rolling back clean energy laws. She contributed to the anthology, All We Can Save—a collection of essays written by influential women in the climate space, and co-hosts the podcast “A Matter of Degrees” with Project Drawdown alum Dr. Katharine Wilkinson. Follow Stokes on Twitter and visit her online.

Hear more about game-changing climate solutions in Unit 5, which outlines clear paths to safe, equitable, and comprehensive climate action.

Founder and Managing Partner, FullCycle

AlHusseini is a renowned venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and philanthropist with more than 25 years of experience in operations, sales, and finance. Raised in Saudi Arabia, he dedicates much of his career to helping angel investors find clean technology and natural resource investments that advance social change around the globe—all while  producing significant returns. As founder of FullCycle, AlHusseini focuses on reversing the effects of climate change by accelerating the deployment of climate-restoring technologies. Follow him on Twitter and visit him online.

Hear more about bold climate investing in Unit 6, which covers efforts to activate investors with an eye on global change.