Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

Candidates

21 candidates

2020

Winner

Clara Pratte

Pritzker 2020 Winner

Founder, Navajo Power

Nominated by Jaime Carlson

Issue
Clean & Renewable Energy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Finalists

Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner

Pritzker 2020 Finalist

Interdisciplinary environmental visionary

Nominated by Susan Alzner

Issue
Climate & Environmental Justice
Country
Marshall Islands
Region
Oceania

Leah Penniman

Pritzker 2020 Finalist

Ending injustice in the food system

Nominated by Lylianna Allala

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nominees

Ankit Agarwal

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Up-cycling flower temple waste

Nominated by Steve McCormick

Issue
Sustainable Materials & Circular Economy
Country
India
Region
South Asia

Bailey Farren

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Real-time disaster response platform improving public safety

Nominated by Steve Westly

Issue
Environmental Tech & Data Science
Country
United States
Region
North America

Desiree L. Narango

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Urban ecologist and community scientist

Nominated by Amy Hunter

Issue
Built Environment & Urban Sustainability
Country
United States
Region
North America

Desirée Williams-Rajee

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Rebalancing urban ecosystems towards justice

Nominated by Johanna Partin

Issue
Built Environment & Urban Sustainability
Country
United States
Region
North America

Dominique Gonçalves

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Building coexistence between people and wildlife

Nominated by Ami Vitale

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
Mozambique
Region
Africa

Gavin McIntyre

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Natural replacements for plastics and animal agriculture

Nominated by Carlos Gutierrez

Issue
Sustainable Materials & Circular Economy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Hal Holmes

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Harnessing technology to reverse the 6th mass extinction

Nominated by Cassie Crockett

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America

Joleah Lamb

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Searching for solutions to end plastic pollution

Nominated by Stephanie Wear

Issue
Ocean & Marine Conservation
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nadia Nazar

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Youth artist mobilizing climate action

Nominated by Mary Ruckelshaus

Issue
Youth Climate Movement
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nikola Alexandre

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Transforming connections between people and earth's systems

Nominated by M. Sanjayan

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America

Patrick Maloney

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Creator of transformative clean energy platform

Nominated by Jeff Rosenthal

Issue
Clean & Renewable Energy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Rohit Kalyanpur

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Revolutionary solar-charging electric machines

Nominated by Katherine Keating

Issue
Clean & Renewable Energy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Rose M. Mutiso

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Investing in women leaders for sustainable energy in Africa

Nominated by Bob Lalasz

Issue
Clean & Renewable Energy
Country
Kenya
Region
Africa

Sami Tellatin

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Unlocking funding opportunities for farmers

Nominated by Tina May 

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Shyla Raghav

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Driving climate change solutions at Conservation International

Nominated by Andy Karsner

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Susan Graham

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Enhancing conservation through automation

Nominated by David Biello

Issue
Environmental Tech & Data Science
Country
United States
Region
North America

Vic Barrett

Pritzker 2020 Nominee

Climate justice activist

Nominated by Ted Richane

Issue
Climate & Environmental Justice
Country
United States
Region
North America