Aliya Haq
About Aliya Haq
Aliya Haq is the Vice President of U.S. Policy and Advocacy at Breakthrough Energy, with extensive experience in climate policy and advocacy.
Current Role at Breakthrough Energy
Aliya Haq holds the position of Vice President, U.S. Policy and Advocacy at Breakthrough Energy. She has been with the organization since 2019, based in Washington, DC. In her role, she leads a team focused on coalition building and educating policymakers to advance climate and clean energy policies. She is also responsible for political engagement and communications strategies. Additionally, she oversees grant-making initiatives to support climate and clean energy policy advancements in the United States.
Previous Positions at NRDC
Before joining Breakthrough Energy, Aliya Haq served as the Federal Climate Policy Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) from 2013 to 2019. Over her six-year tenure, she was involved in key climate policy initiatives and advocacy efforts at the federal level.
Early Career in Policy and Advocacy
Aliya Haq has held several positions in policy and advocacy prior to her current role. In 2012, she worked briefly as a Communications Manager for the U.S. Global Change Research Program in Washington, DC. She also served as a Policy Outreach Assistant at the White House Council on Environmental Quality for four months in 2011. These roles provided her with valuable experience in environmental policy at the federal level.
Academic Background
Aliya Haq holds a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University, where she studied climate policy, economics, and science. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sociology from Cornell University. Her academic background provides a strong foundation for her work in environmental policy and advocacy.
Role at Greenpeace and Other Organizations
Aliya Haq's career also includes roles at various environmental organizations. From 2007 to 2010, she was a Research Specialist and later a Senior Organizing Director at Greenpeace USA, working in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Washington, DC. She was also a Climate Research Assistant at Yale University from 2010 to 2012 and served as a Field Organizer for the Sierra Club in 2006. Additionally, she worked as a Grassroots Organizer for the California Public Interest Research Group from 2003 to 2006.