Julia Kumari Drapkin

Julia Kumari Drapkin's work experience is as follows:

1. Founder and CEO at ISeeChange (2015-present): Julia founded ISeeChange, a climate data company focused on empowering communities to report and track real-life climate change impacts. The company utilizes AI-enabled technology to cross-reference community-reported events with real-time data, facilitating sustainable and efficient infrastructure and public works projects.

2. 2019 Fellow at Echoing Green (2019-present): Julia was honored to be selected as a fellow in Echoing Green's 2019 class. Echoing Green invests in talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to foster social change and create a community of social change leaders.

3. Peer Selected Winner, ADAPT at Village Capital (2022): Julia was recognized as a peer-selected winner in the ADAPT program at Village Capital, which focuses on identifying innovative solutions to complex sustainability challenges.

4. 2022 Cohort at Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Collaborative (2022): Julia's work with ISeeChange was acknowledged as a scalable breakthrough innovation in the second cohort of the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Collaborative. The collaborative brings together global innovators tackling sustainability challenges such as climate solutions and ecosystem services.

5. Founder at Arcadis City of 2030 in Amsterdam Powered by TechStars (2020-2021): Julia collaborated with Arcadis, TechStars, and the community to drive solutions for climate change and smart cities. This partnership aimed to involve local residents in the decision-making process and leverage technology to address climate challenges.

6. Coastal Community Solver at Solve - MIT (2018-2019): Julia worked as a Coastal Community Solver at MIT Solve, an organization that supports tech entrepreneurs in finding lasting solutions to global problems. Julia Kumari contributed to scaling innovative technological solutions for coastal communities.

7. Photographer/Multimedia Reporter at NOLA.com (2013-2015): Julia served as a photographer and multimedia reporter at NOLA.com, covering various topics including environmental reporting in the New Orleans area.

8. Senior Science Reporter at The Nature Conservancy (2011): Julia worked as a Senior Science Reporter at The Nature Conservancy, where they delved into environmental reporting and science-related topics.

9. Argentina Correspondent at Global Post (2009-2011): Julia covered Argentina and South America for Global Post, utilizing various media platforms including film, video, radio, and photojournalism. Julia Kumari'sexpertise focused on environmental reporting, science, and international news.

10. Radio Reporter and Multimedia Producer at PRI's The World (2007-2011): Julia started as a producer and reporter for PRI's The World, an international news radio program. Julia Kumari joined as a Metcalf Environmental Reporting Fellow and later became the program's first multimedia radio producer, covering the 2008 election.

Julia Kumari Drapkin completed their Master of Science (MS) in Journalism at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism from 2005 to 2006.