COP30 Student Delegate
Eliza is a dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Policy student (‘27), passionate about scaling climate solutions through public-private partnerships. She previously worked in social sector consulting, where she advised nonprofits and philanthropic foundations on strategy, program design, and impact evaluation across climate, human services, and education.
Eliza is particularly interested in emerging decarbonization technologies and the critical intersection of business and government in accelerating their adoption. She brings a strong commitment to social impact and aims to leverage her academic and professional experiences to advance the adoption of climate technology in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure.
Eliza is co-editor in chief of the UChicago Sustainability Dialogue and attended COP30 in November 2025 as part of the Institute’s student delegation.
“It was inspiring, exciting, and encouraging to see collaboration and action from government, private sector, and civil society across countries. There were US business leaders who said they were continuing sustainability efforts and climate goals because they understand the stakes despite the US federal government moving away from clean energy and decarbonization. This was “the COP of implementation” and it was fascinating to see countries go from high-level strategy to actually getting things done on the ground. Unsurprisingly, funding is the greatest implementation challenge, and I loved the conversations between public and private sector leaders about how to reduce the cost of capital to increase the availability and speed of climate financing.”