Apurva Dave, PhD

Adjunct Fellow

Apurva Dave is a Senior Program Officer with the Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate. He trained as an oceanographer (PhD, Duke University), conducting basic research at the intersection of physical oceanography and marine biogeochemistry. He came to Washington, DC as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow, working with U.S. EPA and the U.S. State Department on domestic and international frameworks to regulate short-lived climate pollutants. He later worked as the International Lead and Senior Scientist at the U.S. Global Change Research Program, where he coordinated interagency strategy to promote international cooperation on global change research. He also worked as the Research and Innovation Lead at Future Earth, where he led coordination and developed strategy for a global community of science-to-action networks focusing on sustainable development. At Future Earth, he also directed the Secretariat for the Earth Commission. Most recently, Apurva was a Program Officer at the U.S. State Department, managing foreign assistance programming to build capacity for air quality management in developing counties.