Lara R. Skinner is the Executive Director of the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and Secretary-Treasurer of the Climate Jobs National Resource Center.
She is a nationally recognized expert in the labor and employment impacts of climate change, clean energy policy, and the transition to a low-carbon economy. Under Lara’s direction, Cornell has designed jobs-led climate programs for 12 U.S. states and helped form coalitions composed of labor unions, elected leaders, environmental organizations, and industry experts in states like Texas, Illinois, New York, and Rhode Island.