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Luke Schoen

Luke Schoen is an Associate in WRI’s Climate and Energy Program. As Manager of the ChinaFAQs project, he works to facilitate a network of internationally renowned experts in answering critical questions about Chinese policy and action on energy and climate change. The ChinaFAQs website serves as a portal to credible, current information and academic research, and as a forum for dialogue between experts and the policy community.

Luke received a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2010. His Master’s thesis compared the status of smart grid development and deployment in the U.S. and China and opportunities for international collaboration. As a Research Fellow with the U.S. EPA in 2009, he worked on regional air quality management issues in the U.S. and China. Previously, Luke studied Mandarin at Beijing Normal University, was an intern at the Beijing Bureau of CNN, and spent three years in Japan with the JET Programme. He holds an AB in Anthropology and Asian Studies from Dartmouth College.

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lschoen@wri.org
(202) 729-7657

Christina Deconcini

Christina DeConcini is WRI’s Director of Legislative Affairs. Christina has extensive experience in conducting advocacy, lobbying and legislative campaigns, as well as working with the media. Prior to joining WRI in September 2007, Christina spent 20 years advocating for the rights of immigrants and refugees, serving as the as the Director of Policy and Advocacy in several national organizations seeking to change federal immigration laws, provide representation to indigent immigrants and refugees and improve conditions of detention for immigrants. Christina has also represented numerous asylum seekers. Christina has written and spoken frequently on issues related to immigration and refugee policies, has taught immigration law, served on a number of boards and been recognized for her work in this field.

Christina has an undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego and a law degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

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cdeconcini@wri.org
(202) 729-7738

Paul Joffe

Paul Joffe is Senior Foreign Policy Counsel at WRI where he works to educate and energize support among U.S. policy makers and other important constituencies for U.S. international engagement on climate change. He also heads ChinaFAQs, a WRI project to facilitate a network of academic and other experts on China’s climate and energy policies, providing information and analysis for policy-makers and other opinion leaders and constituencies.

Previously, Mr. Joffe served as Senior Director, International Affairs at the National Wildlife Federation where over a nine year period he led advocacy and public outreach on issues ranging from international trade to climate change and NWF’s participation in the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and other international conferences. He also served on the board of directors of Ceres, the corporate social responsibility coalition for sustainable prosperity.

Earlier, Mr. Joffe was Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting General Counsel at the Commerce Department during the Clinton Administration and worked on Capitol Hill for twelve years in both the House and Senate on issues ranging from energy and the environment to tax policy, health care, antitrust and business regulation. He also practiced law, handling antitrust, international trade, and other issues and was involved in pro bono civil rights litigation.

Mr. Joffe holds a JD from Yale Law School and AB in Government from Harvard College.

He also served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Navy.

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paul.joffe@wri.org
(202) 729-7667

Sherri Liang

Sherri Liang is an intern with the ChinaFAQs project, part of WRI’s Climate and Energy Program. Sherri earned her master’s degree from the School of International Service, American University in Global Environmental Policy. Her master’s thesis assessed community-level afforestation policies and projects in the Loess Plateau of China. During her graduate career, Sherri represented American University as part of the graduate student delegation at the 2011 UNFCCC Climate Negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, and she also analyzed effective environmental policy communication in the Galapagos, Ecuador. Sherri previously held positions at Environment America and the Council on Environmental Quality. She received her B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA.

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sliang@wri.org
(202) 729-7609

Robin Murphy

Robin Murphy is Vice President for External Relations at the World Resources Institute. He is responsible for communicating WRI’s research, analysis and policy recommendations to its worldwide audiences. He is integrating communications practices throughout WRI to more directly connect the work of its experts to desired objectives and outcomes.

He has 30 years of professional experience in communications, marketing, grant-making and program development in the private, public and non-profit sectors.

He headed his own communications company, providing counsel to top American foundations and non-profit organizations. He has advised dozens of major corporations, trade associations, foundations and non-profits on communications, marketing, fund-raising, and strategic direction.

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rmurphy@wri.org
(202) 729-7639

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