Emily Lewis O’Brien
Principal, Trellis Climate
Emily’s role at Prime is to help build the Trellis Climate program, including strategic planning, research, and developing an initial portfolio of interventions. She is fascinated by the complex, interconnected systems that generate greenhouse gas emissions and is excited about advancing innovative solutions through the ECI program to transform them.
Emily comes to Prime with over a decade of experience in the climate and clean energy field. She has developed decarbonization solutions across the energy system—from resource extraction, to power generation, to consumer end uses—through her work in government, policy advocacy, consulting, and scientific research. Emily holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Tufts University and M.S. and B.S degrees in chemistry from Northeastern University.