Lara Skinner

Skinner is the Executive Director of the Climate Jobs Institute at Cornell University’s ILR School. Skinner 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 8 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.