Susannah Smetana Kagan ’91

Susannah Smetana Kagan is the science to policy director for the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN), a global consortium of scientists, scholars, and practitioners whose mission is to provide the knowledge that enables cities to lead on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Previously, she practiced environmental law with Seyfarth Shaw. Smetana Kagan serves as a member of The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) North America Cabinet and its Trustee Climate Council and previously was a trustee and chair of TNC’s New York Board. She also served as a member of the boards of the Perfect Earth Project and the School of American Ballet.

Smetana Kagan graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Trinity, where she was a President’s Fellow and earned a B.A. with honors in philosophy. She also holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and an M.P.A. with a concentration on environmental policy and sustainability management from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Smetana Kagan is a founding member of Trinity’s Women’s Leadership Council and previously served on the Board of Fellows. She serves as chair of the Enrollment Committee.

She and her husband, Peter Kagan, live in New York City and have two children.