Shannon is Knowledge Partnership Project Manager for the Corporate Relations team. Focused primarily on WRI's flagship Climate Solutions Partnership with HSBC and WWF, Shannon acts as a key liaison and manager for one of WRI's largest and broadest corporate partnerships, contributing on both strategic and operational levels to help country and program teams collaborate and level up their work to help make climate solutions commercial reality.

As a part of WRI since 2015, Shannon previously worked as Buildings Initiative Manager, providing project management, engagement and communications leadership for work on zero-carbon buildings and urban energy solutions. After supporting the growth of the Building Efficiency Accelerator -- a 100+ member global partnership fostering city leadership on building sector decarbonization -- she oversaw the development and launch of the Zero Carbon Building Accelerator, focused on national building sector decarbonization roadmaps.

Prior to joining WRI, Shannon worked in legal writing and higher education administration. She holds a Master of International Affairs from the American University School of International Service as well as a B.A. in Government from Cornell University.

Shannon lives in Richmond, California with her husband, daughter, and a scruffy dog. She loves the green space of the San Francisco Bay Area but misses her car-free DC life.