Spencer Burget

Spencer is a joint Master of Environmental Management and Master of Business Administration candidate at the Yale School of the Environment and Yale School of Management. Spencer is driven by a passion to accelerate the transition to an equitable, sustainable, and resilient global energy system.

Prior to Yale, Spencer specialized in transportation electrification, first at the Environmental Defense Fund advancing the electrification of freight, and most recently at Atlas Public Policy, developing analytical tools and original research for the climate policy community. At Atlas, Spencer helped launch the Climate Program Portal, a platform to maximize the equitable impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, and led Atlas EV Hub, the largest community of policy professionals working on transportation electrification.

Spencer comes to Yale from San Francisco where he grew up and most recently lived with his fiancé, Jenna, and dog, Nala. Spencer enjoys getting outside through surfing, snowboarding, camping, hiking, and playing soccer, as well as creative pursuits including painting and pottery.

Spencer holds a bachelor's degree in Environment, Economics, and Politics from Pitzer College.