Zeke Hausfather
Climate Research Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZeke Hausfather is a climate scientist and research lead with a decade of experience bridging observational temperature records, climate modeling, mitigation pathways, and clean energy solutions. He leads climate research at Frontier and Stripe while contributing data-driven analysis to Carbon Brief and developing observational datasets and model comparisons at Berkeley Earth. Zeke’s work spans academic rigor (PhD from UC Berkeley) and product-focused analytics, from co-founding energy startups to building operational data science teams that translate measurements into actionable remediation. He is particularly known for rigorous treatment of temperature record inhomogeneities and practical focus on decarbonizing coal-dependent economies like China. Rarely on LinkedIn, he prefers direct contact via Twitter or email, reflecting a public-facing but efficiently networked approach to science and policy.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Energy and Resources, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Energy and Resources at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Environmental Economics, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Environmental Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Bachelors of Arts Political Science and Economics, Bachelors of Arts Political Science and Economics at Grinnell CollegeMasters of Environmental Management Energy Systems, Masters of Environmental Management Energy Systems at Yale University
Github Skills (20)
scrape9
minecraft9
utility-mod9
surface9
minecraft-fabric9
temperature8
period8
datasets7
boundaries6
python6
geopandas4
scalars4
plot4
gis4
dotty4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hausfath/scrape_global_temps
Apr 2018 - Aug 2020
Quick python code to scrape the latest data from all the global surface temperature datasets and return it on a common baseline period.
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 2 years 4 months
python-codepythonscrapesurfacesurface-temperature
hausfath/SimMod
May 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:16 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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