# Kalee Kreider

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Kalee Kreider Amy Kalee Kreider Born 1971 (age 54–55) Education History Alma mater Rollins College (BS) Employer(s) National Geographic Society Al Gore's Office Fenton Communications

**Kalee Kreider** (born 1971) is an American public affairs and environmental adviser. She is President of Ridgely Walsh, a boutique public affairs agency based in Washington, D.C. She was the Chief of Content at The National Geographic Society. She was the former environmental adviser and spokesperson for [Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore). In this role, she helped develop the materials for *[An Inconvenient Truth](/source/An_Inconvenient_Truth)*. She is a senior adviser for the [United Nations Foundation](/source/United_Nations_Foundation).

## Education and early career

Kreider was born in [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio).[1] She studied [history](/source/History) at [Rollins College](/source/Rollins_College), which she graduated in 1992.[2] She joined [Rollins College](/source/Rollins_College) because of Pedro Pequeño, an [anthropologist](/source/Anthropologist).[2] She began her career as a [Truman Fellow](/source/Harry_S._Truman_Scholarship) in the [Clinton Administration](/source/Clinton_Administration).[3][4] She was selected as the [White House](/source/White_House) Scholar-in-Residence, where she worked on the Clinton Crime Bill.[2] She left the [White House](/source/White_House) to set up a [non-governmental organization](/source/Non-governmental_organization) called Ozone Action.[2] She worked for [Greenpeace](/source/Greenpeace) and the National Environment Trust (now one of [The Pew Charitable Trusts](/source/The_Pew_Charitable_Trusts)).[2][5] During her time at [Greenpeace](/source/Greenpeace), Kreider negotiated the [Kyoto Protocol](/source/Kyoto_Protocol).[2][6]

## Career

After the [2000 United States presidential election](/source/2000_United_States_presidential_election), it became obvious that the [Kyoto Protocol](/source/Kyoto_Protocol) was not going to be ratified.[2] Kreider left climate policy, and started a position at [Fenton Communications](/source/Fenton_Communications).[2] She was recruited to [Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore)'s team to help write a speech about the [Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War).[2]

Kreider moved to [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), where she moved in 2006 to join the Office for [Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore).[1] She served as Gore's environmental adviser.[1] During this time, she researched and marketed [Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore)'s best-selling books and the film [An Inconvenient Truth](/source/An_Inconvenient_Truth).[3] The work she did with Gore contributed to his [Nobel Peace Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize).[2]

In 2013 Kreider established her own consultancy, Kreider Strategies LLC. The consultancy provided information about [climate change](/source/Climate_change) and technology. In 2019 she was made Chief of Content at the [National Geographic Society](/source/National_Geographic_Society), where she will lead corporate communications and public affairs.[7]

She is a Senior Adviser for the [United Nations Foundation](/source/United_Nations_Foundation) and [Vulcan Inc.](/source/Vulcan_Inc.)[3] She has called for more women to be involved with monitoring and mitigating [climate change](/source/Climate_change).[1]

### Personal life

Kreider is married to [Jack Pratt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Pratt_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1), a farmer turned politician.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) Graves, Lucia (23 September 2018). ["Women Saving the Planet: Kalee Kreider of the United States"](https://psmag.com/magazine/women-saving-the-planet-kalee-kreider-of-the-united-states). *Pacific Standard*. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:1_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:1_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:1_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-:1_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-:1_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-:1_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-:1_2-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-:1_2-10) ["Kalee Kreider '92 | Alumni Profile | Spring 2009 | Rollins Magazine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201104194418/https://www.rollins.edu/magazine/archive/spring2009/profiles/kreider.html). *www.rollins.edu*. Archived from [the original](https://www.rollins.edu/magazine/archive/spring2009/profiles/kreider.html) on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_3-2) ["Kalee Kreider"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200807015034/https://unfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-people/kalee-kreider/). *unfoundation.org*. 2019-04-02. Archived from [the original](https://unfoundation.org/who-we-are/our-people/kalee-kreider/) on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kalee Kreider (Moderator)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210613084315/https://live.worldbank.org/experts/kalee-kreider-moderator). *World Bank Live*. 2015-08-26. Archived from [the original](https://live.worldbank.org/experts/kalee-kreider-moderator) on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["CNN.com - Transcripts"](http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0105/29/nr.00.html). *www.cnn.com*. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Journal, John J. Fialka and Jackie CalmesStaff Reporters of The Wall Street. ["Clinton Unveils Plan to Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gases"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB877548984232451000). *WSJ*. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["National Geographic Society Names Kalee Kreider Chief of Content, Communications and Public Affairs"](https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2019/06/03/national-geographic-society-names-kalee-kreider-chief-of-content-communications-and-public-affairs/). *National Geographic Society Newsroom*. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

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