Stephen Schneider, Ph.D.

Stephen H. Schneider is the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of Biological Sciences, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. He served as an NCAR scientist from 1973-1996, co-founded the Climate Project, and has consulted for White House staff in six administrations. Dr. Schneider and four generations of IPCC authors received a collective Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in 2007. Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2002, he received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/ Westinghouse Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology and a MacArthur Fellowship. Founder/ editor of Climatic Change, he has authored or co-authored hundreds of books and scientific papers, and has been featured in numerous productions. Dr. Schneider counsels policy makers, corporate executives, and others about using risk management strategies in climate-policy decision-making, given the uncertainties in future projections of global climate change and related impacts.