Emily Figdor

Emily Figdor has a 25-year career in public policy and organizing to make the world a better place. She currently works full time as the lead writer at MoveOn, where she has worked since 2015. Prior to MoveOn, Emily was the director of Environment Maine, where she helped pass an ordinance in South Portland to stop a tar sands terminal in Casco Bay—a first-of-its-kind policy upheld by the courts. Emily spent the first dozen years of her career working on women's health and the environment for nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., during which time she was named "one of the most effective green advocates in Washington, D.C." and one of half a dozen people "playing a big role in shaping the debate" on climate change.