Austin Scheetz serves as program manager at RTP and at the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, where he shapes the Center’s presence at key events and advises on key strategic directions. Previously, Austin worked in Washington, DC, at the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Global Change Research Program, advancing programs that seek to connect social and natural sciences in order to more effectively inform decision-making. Austin is passionate about ensuring that policymakers at all levels draw upon sound science when making decisions that impact the environment. Austin has a background in environmental economics with degrees from Purdue University and the Yale School of the Environment.