Jared Blumenfeld

Jared Blumenfeld is an environmental leader and the inaugural president of the Waverley Street Foundation, a climate-focused philanthropic organization with a $3.5 billion endowment dedicated to supporting community-based climate solutions.13

Professional Background: Blumenfeld has an extensive career in environmental protection and public service, including:

• California Secretary for Environmental Protection under Governor Gavin Newsom (2019-2022)1
• Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Pacific Southwest during the Obama Administration1
• Director of San Francisco's Department of Environment, during which the city was named "the most sustainable city in the nation"1
• Hosted an environmental podcast called Podship Earth1

Education:

• LL.B/JD in Law from SOAS University of London
• LL.M in International Environmental Law from University of California, Berkeley4

Current Role: As President of the Waverley Street Foundation, Blumenfeld leads an organization committed to:

• Investing $3.5 billion in climate solutions by 203523
• Supporting community-based climate groups
• Focusing on regenerative agriculture and renewable energy
• Working primarily in G20 countries like the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa2

Blumenfeld is passionate about placing community voices at the center of climate action and believes in addressing climate change through local, grassroots approaches.13