We’re supporting the necessary transition of polluting industries like steel, cement, and aluminum to cleaner and greener technologies, while preserving and growing good-paying jobs.
Our Industrial Transformation Team
Yong Kwon
Senior Policy Advisor
Yong comes to the Sierra Club from the Korea Economic Institute, where he wrote and edited articles, newsletters, videos, podcast episodes, and other products examining the relationship between social inclusion and economic growth. Prior to this role, Yong was a consultant at The Asia Group and supported market expansion efforts of U.S. companies in Asia. In addition to providing clients with analysis on dynamics shaping trade negotiations between the United States and governments in the region, he designed and supported campaigns for regulatory redress.
Iliana Paul
Senior Policy Advisor
Prior to joining Sierra Club, Iliana was a senior policy analyst at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, where she focused on federal and state application of the social cost of greenhouse gasses, tools for conducting distributional analysis, and more. Previously, Iliana was the Program Officer for the Global Gender and Climate Alliance, an external relations assistant for the United Nations World Food Programme, and a Sustainable Development Fellow at the Women’s Environment & Development Organization.