Tappan Parker is the Strategic Engagement Manager for World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Systems Change Lab. He leads strategic engagement for SCL, expanding its visibility and identifying how to spur impact with financiers, advocates, UN agencies, and policymakers.

Tappan previously worked on outreach and engagement as part of ClimateWatch and supported the creation of a strategy for open energy data as part of the "Global Energy Data Commons" project.

Prior to joining WRI, Tappan worked on anti-corruption projects in Europe and Eurasia with the Center for International Private Enterprise, supported program development and grassroots campaigns with Environment America, and conducted media monitoring with the American Wind Energy Association.

Tappan holds an M.A. in International Development from American University and a B.A. in Festival and Event Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In his free time, Tappan hikes with his dog Coby, paints for competition, and plays and designs board games.