Chitra Kumar is a strategic advisor and consultant focused on helping organizations navigate complex environmental and energy challenges with clarity, purpose, and an equity-centered lens. Chitra partners with leaders across sectors to strengthen strategy, build effective teams, and drive meaningful, lasting impact. Since April 2026, she has been the Civil Service and Science Advisor for the Environmental Protection Network.
From 2023-2026 she was the director of the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists where she provided leadership, strategy, and oversight for the UCS teams working to transform the US energy system into one that is equitable and powered by renewable electricity, and to address climate damages by ensuring polluters pay their fair share of these costs and that people have the tools and resources they need to build healthy, resilient communities.