Lee Beck
Global CCS Institute's Senior Advisor for Advocacy and Communications
Lee Beck is the Global CCS Institute's senior adviser for advocacy and communications based in the institute's Washington, D.C. office. In her role, Lee works closely with diverse stakeholders in North America to advocate on behalf of and strengthen the understanding of CCS and its role in delivering vital emissions reductions vis-à-vis global climate goals.Before joining the Institute in mid-2018, Lee was a public relations project manager at VEIC, a non-profit which addresses the economic and environmental costs of energy consumption through the adoption of energy efficiency and renewables. She began her career as a journalist reporting in Germany, Italy, Tanzania and Hong Kong before gathering experience in a variety of global energy issues such as natural gas markets, energy and climate diplomacy, and the German Energiewende.Lee has a Master of Arts in International Affairs & Economics with majors in Energy, Resources & Environment and Political Economy from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and speaks German, French and Italian.
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