Research Fellow, the Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment
Email: gil.damon@berkeley.edu
Gil Damon is a Research Fellow for CLEE, where he develops strategies to address methane, an atmospheric super-pollutant. Before joining CLEE, he analyzed environmental treaties as a graduate researcher for the UK’s national academy of sciences (the Royal Society).
A proud Florida native, Gil has worked for his state’s environmental agency as both an executive fellow and a riverboat tour captain. In college, he interned with Florida lawmakers, in the White House, and for NASA.
Gil holds a Master of Philosophy in Public Policy from Cambridge University (2021), where he studied as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He received a Bachelor of Science with majors in Psychology and Political Science from Florida State University (2018). Gil is a trail runner and licensed pilot.