Joel Clement joined The Lemelson Foundation in 2023, and currently serves as the Director of its Climate Action initiative. Clement is a former scholar, funder, and federal executive with 25 years of experience in the climate arena, from climate and energy policy to resilience and climate philanthropy both domestic and abroad.
He gained recognition as a climate whistleblower in the federal government and has testified to Congress on multiple occasions. He has contributed to and been featured in media outlets and scholarly journals worldwide and received numerous awards for championing climate action in public service and for promoting science-based public policy.
Previously, he was a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, where he led efforts to address climate disruption in the rapidly warming Arctic. A native of Maine, he is happiest when fly-fishing, paddling, or writing fiction.
