Bio: Andrew Wilson is a PhD candidate in the Sustainable Development program at Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs and Earth Institute. In his work, he combines tools from economics and Earth science to answer questions related to our management of the global commons.

Previously, he earned a BA in Political Economy and a Master of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. He also worked at Habitat for Humanity, USAID, and NextGen Policy on housing, global development, and energy policy.

During AY22/23 of his PhD, he was on leave at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, where he focused on environmental policy.

Research:

Fields of interest: ecosystems, air pollution, machine learning, conflict