The New York City and SF Bay Area Chapters of YPE are proud to present a Virtual Fireside Chat with Tom Steyer.
About this Event
The YPE SF Bay Area and YPE New York City chapters are thrilled to host Tom Steyer for an informal discussion on the key climate and energy issues that are coming up in the 2020 Election! The discussion will be introduced by Rishi Simha and moderated by Julia Pyper.
With registration, please submit questions/topics for discussion to allow us to frame the discussion. Registration is limited and YPE will send a confirmation link the day of to confirm your registration and provide zoom details.
About our Speakers:
Tom Steyer left his successful investing business to give his own money, time, and energy to fighting for progressive causes. He soon became one of the country’s leading forces in registering more young voters and voters of color, fighting climate change, working for racial justice, and helping secure better lives for all Americans. From founding voter mobilization organization NextGen America, to spearheading impeachment with Need to Impeach, Tom has led a number of people-first, grassroots campaigns that have repeatedly defeated powerful special interests. Tom has mobilized grassroots efforts to beat big oil to win clean air laws, force big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs, and close a billion-dollar corporate tax loophole to fund public schools. Most recently, Tom was a former Democratic presidential candidate and now serves as co-chair for Governor Newsom's Business and Jobs Recovery Task Force. He also co-chairs Vice President Biden's Climate Engagement Advisory Council to help mobilize climate voters in November.
Julia Pyper is the host and producer of Political Climate, a bipartisan podcast on energy and environmental issues in America and around the world, presented by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute. She is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a contributing editor at Greentech Media, where she covers the global clean energy transition. Previously, Julia covered climate policy for E&E News in Washington, DC, and has conducted several international reporting projects, including in Haiti, Germany, Israel, India and the Maldives. Her writing has also been published in HuffPost, GreenBiz, Our Daily Planet, Scientific American and The New York Times.
Rishi Simha is an organizer with the Sunrise Movement, a coalition of young people fighting to stop the climate crisis. Rishi previously lived in San Francisco, working at SolarCity and Tesla across finance and business operations roles. He also served as the Co-President of YPE SF Bay Area. Outside of tackling the interrelated challenges of climate change, poverty, and racism, Rishi enjoys playing basketball, trail running, and reading.
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Disclaimer: As 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, YPE SF Bay Area and Young Professionals in Energy NYC do not endorse or oppose any specific candidates for office. The views expressed by the hosted speakers do not reflect the views of YPE SF Bay Area or Young Professionals in Energy NYC
YPE SF Bay Area is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and local chapter of the global Young Professionals in Energy nonprofit organization, which includes over 40,000 members across 40 chapters. We facilitate the advancement of young professionals in the energy sector by providing opportunities for professional networking and knowledge sharing. YPE empowers its members to be leaders in their communities and the global energy industry through various event-oriented initiatives.
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