Jackie Wong

Sector Lead, Industrial, Climate & Energy

Jackie Wong leads NRDC's Industry and Emerging Technologies Group, which focuses on the decarbonization of the industrial sector, the responsible deployment of green hydrogen in targeted applications, and the development and deployment of emerging technologies. Prior to joining NRDC, she was a senior advisor for energy and climate change at the White House during the Obama administration. In that role, she focused on securing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to address hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), reforming the federal coal program, and ensuring protections in the Outer Continental Shelf. Wong also has experience working on international clean energy cooperation at the U.S. Department of Energy and in the private sector at Bain Capital and McKinsey & Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and English from Yale University and an MPA with a concentration in economics and public policy from Princeton University. She is based in Washington, D.C.

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