As co-founder and executive director of the Just Transition Fund, Heidi Binko is responsible for the design and strategic direction of the organization. With more than 17 years of philanthropic experience on climate, coal, and energy issues, Binko has worked with coal communities throughout the U.S. and in Australia.
In her previous position as Associate Director for Special Climate Initiatives at the Rockefeller Family Fund(RFF), Binko helped develop IEEFA as an organization. Before joining RFF, she was the executive director of the WestWind Foundation, aV irginia-based family foundation. She previously served as co-chair of the board of directors of the Environmental Grantmakers Association and co-chair of the Climate and Energy Funders Group, a project of the Biodiversity Funders Group. Binko holds degrees from Yale University and the University of Notre Dame.