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Kate Guy serves as Senior Fellow and Managing Director of the Geopolitics of Climate Change and the Energy Transition at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), where she leads the Center on Global Energy Policy's research on climate-security intersections. Previously, she held senior advisory roles in the Biden-Harris Administration at the Department of State, advising Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and the Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental Affairs.
Her academic credentials include a B.A. in Political Science and M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University, both focused on foreign policy and climate change. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in international relations at the University of Oxford, where she has lectured at University College, the Blavatnik School of Government, and the Oxford School of Climate Change.
Her research centers on climate change's geopolitical dimensions, examining security implications, diplomatic strategies, and energy transition challenges through an international relations lens. She analyzes how climate impacts drive resource conflicts, migration patterns, and treaty stability while addressing national security dimensions of extreme weather events.
Recent publications reveal consistent focus on emerging climate flashpoints, treaty vulnerabilities, and weather-security linkages, demonstrating expertise in translating climate science into geopolitical risk assessments for policymakers.
No scientific awards were documented in the source material.
While advising relationships aren't specified, her leadership of CGEP's Geopolitics initiative involves coordinating research teams and engaging military leaders through the International Military Council on Climate and Security.
As Managing Director, she directs a specialized research unit analyzing climate threats to global security, collaborating with international organizations and defense institutions to develop climate-resilient policy frameworks.
