Anastasia Gordon is the Federal Policy Director within WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Federal Policy Office. She leads the policy team in developing and implementing advocacy strategies and initiatives that advance environmental justice priorities in public policy at a federal level. Prior to this, for 2 years, Anastasia also served as the Energy and Transportation Policy Manager overseeing federal advocacy, legislative, and regulatory work in the energy and transportation sectors. Anastasia has extensive experience in environmental policy and advocacy, having previously worked at the Alliance for Clean Energy New York as Clean Energy Policy Fellow where she was responsible for tracking New York’s climate law and led advocacy to promote transportation electrification throughout the State. Anastasia also brings more than 5 years of experience with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago working on the implementation of national environmental policies and multilateral environmental agreements on several issues, including biodiversity conservation, climate change, and waste management. Anastasia holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University, an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from University of Cambridge, UK and a BSc in Environmental Management from the University of Birmingham, UK.
