Claire Phillips is a nonresident fellow. Previously, she served as associate director for the extreme heat resilience pillar of the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center, leading engagement with the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance.

She has also worked as a climate resilience consultant at ICF. In this role, she supported state and local officials in developing climate action plans, utilities and investment firms in assessing climate risks, and nongovernmental organizations and federal agencies in developing climate justice guidance. Phillips has also worked and volunteered at numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Congressional Research Service, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, FRESHFARM FoodPrints, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine.

Phillips holds a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and government and legal studies from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.