Claire Buysse is a research consultant with the Clean Energy Transition Institute, focusing on the equitable development of a clean energy workforce in the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in clean transportation policy, previously working to inform vehicle emission standards and electrification policy as a researcher at the International Council on Clean Transportation. This work included assessing the feasibility of zero-emission trucking at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, which led her to dive into the economics of small trucking operations.

Claire holds a master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington, where she studied urban air quality and climate change and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the College of Saint Benedict. She lives in Oakland, California, and you can often find her reading, rowing, or relaxing at Lake Merritt.