Johanna Bozuwa is a Research Associate at the Democracy Collaborative. Her work focuses on transitioning from the extractive, fossil fuel economy and on strategies for building resilient and equitable communities based on energy democracy. She studied sustainable innovation at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has a B.A. in Environmental Policy from Barnard College, where she was an Athena Scholar for Women’s Leadership.

Bozuwa first worked with The Democracy Collaborative as a Master’s student, while conducting research on how public ownership of electric utilities can be used as a strategy for energy democracy. She has organized around climate both in the United States and the Netherlands and most recently has worked on divestment campaigns for pension funds, universities, and cultural institutions, alongside groups such as Fossil Free NL and BothENDS. She was previously an Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Fellow, working to bridge the gap between scientists and society. jbozuwa@democracycollaborative.org