Katy Wilson

Katy Wilson is a PhD Candidate at the Yale School of Environment, where she examines how companies are reshaping their business models to support the net-zero transition. Her research focuses on private climate governance initiatives, such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and evaluates how these frameworks guide and hold companies accountable.

 

Her career bridges academic research and industry practice. During her master's studies, she collaborated with Columbia University's Earth Institute on tropical cyclone vulnerability modeling and contributed to the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report. Following her studies, she worked at The Demex Group, where she supported the development of their Climate Risk Assessment tool. Her commitment to connecting research with practical solutions has also led her to work with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and Climate Bonds Initiative, focusing on climate finance and accountability frameworks.

 

At Yale, she serves as a Graduate Consultant at the Digital Humanities Lab and mentors professionals in Yale's Financing and Deploying Clean Energy certificate program. She remains active in the climate research community as a Committee Member for the E-Axes Forum and as a volunteer with the Net Zero Tracker.

 

Katy holds a BA in Geography from Cambridge University and an MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University, where she studied as a Fulbright Scholar.