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Randall Kempner

Founder and LeadClimate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition

Biography

Randall Kempner is founder and executive director of the Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition, a network of philanthropic support organizations dedicated to promoting more, and more effective, climate philanthropy.

Randall recently worked as senior advisor to the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program, where he focused on “climate-smart money”, the intersection of climate action and philanthropy, investment, and economic development. While at Aspen, he authored a guide for climate philanthropists: Funding Climate Action: Pathways for Philanthropy. Previously at Aspen, Randall served as the founding executive director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)

Randall graduated from the University of Texas with an MBA and a Master of Public Affairs and earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College. He presently serves on the advisory boards of the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation and the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

Regional Focus

Caribbean, Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Middle East and North Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa