Katharine K. Wilkinson
About
As a bestselling writer, teacher, and climate expert, she has inspired hundreds of thousands of climate journeys through transformational projects that shift our cultural narratives about what’s possible and nurture engagement in renewing our world. Her books include Climate Wayfinding, called “invaluable” by Bill McKibben, the bestselling anthology All We Can Save, and the New York Times bestseller Drawdown, for which she was the lead writer. Time magazine named her one of fifteen “Women Who Will Save the World.”
Dr. Wilkinson co-founded and leads The All We Can Save Project, where she shaped the much-beloved programs All We Can Save Circles and Climate Wayfinding. She also co-hosts the podcast A Matter of Degrees and writes the newsletter Human on Earth. Previously, Dr. Wilkinson was the principal writer and editor-in-chief at Project Drawdown. With a singular blend of warmth and rigor, she facilitates and speaks widely, including a TED Talk with more than 2 million views.
For the 2026-27 academic year, Dr. Wilkinson is Princeton University’s Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities. She holds a DPhil in geography and environment from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA in religion from Sewanee: The University of the South. She lives with her loves in Atlanta, Georgia, and finds her deepest joy on a mountain or a horse.
