World Resources Institute Undergraduate Career Talk
Friday, May 15, 2026; 1:00 PM-2:30 PM; Saieh Hall, Room 021
Join us in hearing from the World Resources Institute’s Lacey Shaver and Karl Hausker on their career journeys! Their career talk will be followed by an open Q&A. Open to current UChicago undergraduate students only. Lunch provided.
World Resources Institute Harris Career Talk
Friday, May 15, 2026; 10:00 AM-11:00 AM; Keller Center, Room 0010
Join us in hearing from the World Resources Institute’s Lacey Shaver on her career journey! Her career talk will be followed by an open Q&A. Open to current Harris students only.
About the Speakers
Lacey Shaver is the Director of U.S. City Clean Energy Transition within WRI’s U.S. Energy Program. She leads a portfolio of work related to local clean energy transition and transportation electrification with a focus on equitable uptake and solutions that provide broad community benefits. Over the past 15 years, she’s worked with hundreds of U.S. cities and counties and local partners like school districts, regional planning organizations, universities, and community groups.
Dr. Karl Hausker is a Senior Fellow in the Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition. He leads analysis and modeling of deep decarbonization climate mitigation, electricity market design, and the social cost of carbon. He testifies before Congress, lectures widely on deep decarbonization, and led the Risky Business study of clean energy scenarios for the U.S.