Freya is a Senior Engagement Manager for the WRI Polsky Energy Center, where she focuses on building relationships with key partners to grow the team’s work and impact. Previously, she worked in communications for the Climate and Cities teams at WRI, focusing on the New Climate Economy and Coalition for Urban Transitions.

Prior to joining WRI, Freya worked in communications and engagement for the UK Energy Research Centre at Imperial College London and the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford. Freya has also worked at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the Centre for Alternative Technology.

She holds an MSc in Environmental Politics and Policy and a BA in English Literature, both from the University of Leeds.

She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she enjoys swimming in the sea year round, playing boardgames, and baking.