She became intrigued by land use changes, and then, gradually, by the links between climate change and sustainable food systems.
Kolman, who grew up in Savannah, Ga., majored in physics and political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“I spent my time in undergrad searching for a career where I could use my analytical skills to improve society,” he told me.
A trip to South Africa, which has dealt with successive droughts exacerbated by climate change, brought home “the impacts of water insecurity.”He considered working in public policy but those plans changed after the 2016 election.
Kossoff, who calls herself the “most recent climate convert,” grew up mostly in southwest Florida and studied business and chemistry at Emory University.