Amy Luers (2000)




345 Spear St., 4th Fl
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 736-1013
Fellowship Year: 2000
Academic Background: Stanford University - Ph.D.
Current Position: Director of Climate Change , Skoll Global Threats Fund
Amy Luers is the Director of Climate Change at the Skoll Global Threats Fund (SGTF). She joined SGTF from Google where she started and co-led the development of a series of initiatives focused on information and communication technology for environmental monitoring, climate risk management, and science communication. Prior to joining Google, Amy headed the Climate Change Program for the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) California office. Amy started off her career working on rural water resources development and management in Latin America. She is co-founded and was the former executive director of Agua Para La Vida (water for life), an NGO dedicated to bringing potable water to rural communities of Latin America. Amy holds a Ph.D. in environmental science and an M.A. in international policy studies, both from Stanford University, a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Systems Engineering from Humboldt State University, and a B.A. in Philosophy from Middlebury College.
Expertise: Energy & Climate Change, Int'l Conservation & Developmt, Water Resources