Professional Development

Opportunities

The Salata Institute is committed to providing students across Harvard with opportunities to develop professional connections, build experience, and chart a career in climate and sustainability.

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New: Climate & Sustainability Career Expo

The Salata Institute Career Expo will bring students and recent alumni together with employers to discuss career opportunities in climate and sustainability. Mark your calendar for December 1, 2023 from 12:30 – 4:30.

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THE SALATA INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series

Interested in a career in climate and sustainability? This Fall semester, the Salata Institute is launching the Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series, featuring leading climate and sustainability practitioners — many of them Harvard alumni — from a broad range of industries and sectors.

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Profesional profiles

Explore bios, stories, and Q&As with professionals in the climate and sustainability space, including many Harvard alumni.

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Career Q&A: Emmanuel Bukenya, Founder and Co-CEO of Fin-e

After leaving the Harvard Kennedy School, Emmanuel Bukenya launched Fin-e, a financial technology company working to accelerate the transition to solar energy. Bukenya’s advice for current undergraduate and graduate students considering the climate venture route? Take maximum advantage of opportunities to brainstorm, experiment, and craft and deploy products at Harvard.

Careers News

Aug 28, 2023

Meet & Greet: Megan Starr, Partner and Global Head of Impact at Carlyle

Megan Starr, an alumna of Harvard College, currently leads impact strategy at global investment firm Carlyle. Hear from Megan on September 14th at the first Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series event of the Fall semester!

Careers

Aug 28, 2023

Meet & Greet: Sanjay Seth, US EPA

Sanjay Seth is an alumni of the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Harvard Kennedy School currently working for the Environmental Protection Agency. Hear from Sanjay on November 7th at a Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series event!

Careers

Aug 28, 2023

Meet & Greet: Dr. Gaurab Basu, Director of Education and Policy at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment

Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH is a primary care physician and Director of Education and Policy at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Hear from Dr. Basu on October 24th at a Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series Event!

Careers

Aug 28, 2023

Nozipo Maraire, Neurosurgeon, Author, and Clean Energy Entrepreneur

A renowned physician who has worked at hospitals around the world—including the United States, where she implemented neurosurgery programs across the nation, as well as Jamaica, Canada, and Wales—Maraire and her family returned to her native Zimbabwe 10 years ago, a place that has galvanized her passion to fight climate change.

Careers

Aug 28, 2023

Aishwarya Kachhal, Founder of Ghoom

Harvard Business School alumnus Aishwarya Kachhal discusses founding Ghoom, a platform providing an electric two-wheeler and battery subscription to customers in India and beyond.

Careers

Aug 28, 2023

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Harvard Climate Internship Program

The Harvard Climate Internship Program (HCIP) is a university-wide program supporting graduate students who work in a climate policy-oriented summer internship. It aims to complement the classroom climate learning experience, build the climate community, showcase future climate leaders, and promote broad representation in the program. Recipients may receive up to $7,000, as well as mentoring and an opportunity to participate in programming with policy practitioners and Harvard faculty.

News

Feb 14, 2023

41 Harvard Graduate Students Embark on Climate Internships Across Five Continents

This summer, Harvard Climate Internship Program (HCIP) fellows are studying the impacts of climate change on subsistence fishing and hunting in Hawaii; helping to develop hybrid renewable projects in Bangalore; working on early warning systems in Geneva; supporting faith-based climate engagement in Nairobi; and much more. Sponsored by the Salata Institute and the Harvard Kennedy School, the program has more than doubled in size in its second year and now represents students from six Harvard graduate schools.

News Student Programs

Jul 12, 2023

Coming Soon: Salata Institute Student Advisory Council

The Salata Institute Student Council advises the Institute on its education-related initiatives. The purpose of these initiatives is to ensure that Harvard education prepares students for leadership in confronting the climate and related environmental challenges of today and in the future. The initiatives include both curricular and co-curricular programs. Applications open September 14, 2023.

News Student Programs Updates

Aug 22, 2023