Jake Assael is a Co-founder, lead researcher and a member of Vote Climate U.S. PAC’s Advisory Board. He helped develop criteria, researched, developed the volunteer training manual and trained volunteers in the development of our Presidential and Congressional voter’s guide. He leads the update and development of our Congressional voters guide, giving every incumbent and challenger for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate a climate calculation, a score for Americans to use to vote climate.  He received his master’s of public administration with a concentration in environmental policy from American University. Jake works as an associate at the Environmental Protection Network, helping to protect the integrity of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He previously worked as a Public Policy Advisor for Warwick Group Consultants helping coastal municipalities garner federal funds for beach nourishment projects.