Career Interviews
Our Climate Justice Career Interviews series offers an inside look at how professionals—from law and health to business and the arts—integrate social and environmental responsibility into their work. Hear real stories, discover career pathways, and find inspiration for your own impact.
“Be transformed by your commitment to climate justice” – A Career Conversation with Mario Trigueros
Mario discusses how he spends his work days, how he got into this work, and what climate justice means to him.
“Electric buses are a symbol of hope and means of change” – A Career Conversation with Gilbert Rosas
Gilbert discusses why school bus electrification is a climate justice win and how he empowers students to be changemakers and pursue green careers.
“Hone in on what your voice is” – A Career Conversation with Kristy Drutman
Kristy discusses how she founded two companies focused on climate justice careers and her advice for college students interested in pursuing communications and marketing.
“Be productively impatient” – A Career Conversation with Taj James
Taj shares advice for young leaders working to support the transition from an extractive to a regenerative economy.
“We need you in the creative sector” – A Career Conversation with Favianna Rodriguez
Favianna discusses the power of narrative, her mission to mobilize artists to engage in climate justice, and advice for young people interested in using creativity to solve the polycrisis.
“Everybody can do this work” – A Career Conversation with Kamal Kapadia
Kamal discusses the two ingredients anyone needs to do climate work and shares her advice for graduating students seeking a climate justice career.
“We need to have a lot of fun doing it” – A Career Conversation with Meena Palaniappan
Meena discusses the tech for good movement, how to scale up environmental justice, and how to remain positive when doing climate justice work.
“Become a good translator” – A Career Conversation with Rachel Robasciotti
Rachel discusses how her company builds a clean index fund and the urgent need to bring our collective resources together to address racial, gender, economic, and climate injustice.
“Be optimistic” – A Career Conversation with Nkiruka Avila
Niruka shares her career journey – from petroleum engineering to the Berkeley Energy & Resources Group, micro-grids, and Community Choice Aggregation – and the importance of focusing on who gets to decide what’s the right solution.
“Have a big vision and be able to get into the weeds” – A Career Conversation with Adrienne Bloch
Adrienne discusses why she became a lawyer, the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration in climate justice organizing, and how her team helped build community power to challenge a petrochemical complex in Louisiana.