Michael Thompson

Biography

Michael Thompson is the Managing Director of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG), where he contributes to strategy development, engagement, and global outreach. Previously, he served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy, spearheading bilateral and multilateral cooperation on carbon management across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He has held senior roles at the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative and co-founded the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, where he helped establish some of the earliest policy networks focused on solar geoengineering and carbon dioxide removal. Across his career, Michael has worked at the intersection of diplomacy, policy, and science to foster inclusive governance, advance technical collaboration, and elevate civil society participation at all stages of technology consideration.