Tim Guinee
President, Climate Action Now; New York Legislative-Action Director, The Climate Reality Project New York State Chapter Coalition
(He/Him) Tim Guinee is the president of Climate Action Now and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on Accelerating Climate Solutions. Since becoming a Climate Reality Leader, he has given presentations all over the US, Canada, and North Africa. He enjoys giving talks to underserved and oppositional audiences, including such diverse groups as conservative fire departments, Houston oil industry executives, and maximum-security inmates. He is the founder of The Climate Actors, serves on the advisory council of Riverkeeper, the advisory board of the Center for Earth Ethics, the executive committee of the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, and the board of directors at the Ashokan Center (New York's oldest outdoor environmental education center). He is the official climate change liaison for the town of Marbletown, NY with Climate Mayors, and serves as the New York legislative-action director for The Climate Reality Project New York State Chapter Coalition. In 2020, he was awarded the prestigious Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award by former US Vice President Al Gore.