Our Team
Joe Ryan
Executive Director of the Crux Alliance
Joe Ryan is Executive Director of the Crux Alliance, marshaling and managing support for organizations dedicated to adopting sectoral climate policies worldwide. Before joining EI, Joe was Executive Vice President at Securing America’s Future Energy, where he led operations and oversaw all organizational initiatives. Previously, Joe served as Vice President for Latin America and Oil Campaign Director at the ClimateWorks Foundation, where he led a consortium of international foundations to reduce transport emissions in the U.S., Europe, China, India, Mexico, and Brazil. Joe earlier served as a program officer at the Hewlett Foundation for 11 years.
Shana Silver
Senior Philanthropy Associate for the Crux Alliance
Shana Silver is the Senior Philanthropy Associate for the Crux Alliance, helping to manage grantmaking, cross-sectoral collaboration, and Alliance programs. Her experience includes working with governments, funders, NGOs, and communities to organize solutions to issues including climate change, infrastructure development, poverty alleviation, and energy equity. Before joining Crux, Shana assisted with grants management and capacity building at a foundation focused on racial justice and systems change.
Sarah Spengeman
Deputy Communications Director
Sarah Spengeman is Deputy Communications Director at the Crux Alliance where she leads strategic communications efforts to share sectoral climate policy successes with global audiences. Prior to joining Crux, she led editorial strategy at Energy Innovation to ensure smart climate policy design recommendations informed policymaking. Sarah earlier served as the Associate Director for Advocacy and Communications at Health Care Without Harm, a campaign to decarbonize the healthcare sector.
Rebecca Collyer
Director of International Clean Energy at the European Climate Foundation and Senior Advisor to the Crux Alliance
Working closely with colleagues, NGO partners, academics, and consultants, Rebecca Collyer helps to design integrated strategies to tackle rapid, renewables-led decarbonization of energy systems. Based in The Hague, Rebecca is responsible for international programs on energy systems transformation. She has a strong interest in strategies that will build countries’ and citizens’ support for progressive decarbonization policies and create targeted and measurable grant portfolios.
James Arnott
Executive Director of Aspen GlobalChange Institute
Christine Egan
CEO of CLASP
Peter Graham
ED of Global Buildings Performance Network
Drew Kodjak
ED of International Council on Clean Transportation
Markus Steigenberger
Managing Director of Agora Energiewende
Markus Steigenberger is one of the two managing directors of Agora Energiewende. Prior to taking over Agora’s management in May 2021, he led the international team (since 2016) and the European team (2014-1016), and worked as head of office at Agora’s start. Before joining Agora, Markus oversaw the Germany program of the European Climate Foundation. He started his career as a journalist and held various positions in German and international civil society organizations.
Richard Sedano
President and CEO of the Regulatory Assistance Project
Heather Thompson
CEO of Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Frank Peter
Deputy Executive Director & Head of Germany Team at Agora Energiewende
Frank Peter is Deputy Executive Director of Agora Energiewende. In this function, he oversees Agora’s industry activities, leading an international team to decarbonize the industry sector focusing on steel, cement, and chemical emissions. Throughout his career, Frank has led several projects on climate mitigation, industry decarbonization, power market development and renewable energy for clients in the public and private sector. He has regularly served as an independent expert on various energy issues for the German Bundestag and the Federal Government.
