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Alison Miller

Global Director of Science Engagement

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Alison Miller The Nature Conservancy’s Global Director of Science Engagement © TNC

Areas of Expertise

strategic planning, science communication, science capacity building, monitoring, eval. and learning

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Biography

Alison Miller is The Nature Conservancy’s Global Director of Science Engagement. In this role she leads implementation, monitoring and evaluation of One Conservancy Science (OCS), TNC’s science strategic plan in support of its 1,000+ science staff. She also leads science outreach and communication for the One Conservancy Science program, connecting science staff across TNC with strategic resources, amplifying science impact internally and externally, and fostering a vibrant science community.

Prior to this role, she was Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Founding Dean at the Columbia Climate School where she served as the Dean’s top strategy and implementation partner in the design, development, and management of the School. She worked for Columbia University’s Earth Institute for 10+ years in operational and project management, strategic planning, partnership engagement, research facilitation, and educational development.

Alison has written about climate policy, sustainability metrics, and management, and she has taught courses at Columbia on applied sustainability science, sustainable development and sustainability management and policy. Alison received her MPA in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs and her BA in Economics and International Relations from the University of Delaware. 

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