Integrating federal research and solutions for climate and global change

Sheila O'Brien serves as the Coordinator for the National Climate Assessment, led by Kathy Jacobs, the Assistant Director for Climate Assessment and Adaptation at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this role Sheila contributes to strategic planning, coordinates the activities of the Interagency National Climate Assessment (INCA) Task Force, assists with stakeholder identification and interaction, and facilitates the creation of assessment-related products. Prior to joining the USGCRP Integration and Coordination Office in 2010, Sheila worked in the property insurance industry as a research analyst at Insight Catastrophe Group, and previously as a lab manager in Marine Environmental Biology at the University of Southern California. She holds a Master in Public Affairs with a concentration in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and a Master in Oceanography from the University of Washington.