Tom Damassa

Tom is a director of global climate strategies at Climate Lead, where he draws on broad experience across sectors and geographies to help philanthropists identify high-impact climate solutions. He has worked on climate at both the state and federal levels and partnered with experts worldwide on research, policy analysis, and advocacy. Before Climate Lead, Tom led the climate change department at Oxfam America, where he managed a team of policy experts advocating for climate action in the public and private sectors. He also established an Oxfam campaign to reduce short-lived pollutants like methane to address challenges at the intersection of climate, health, and food security. Previously, he spent a decade at the World Resources Institute, where he led foreign and domestic policy research and created climate data products.