John Prandato

John Prandato is the Assistant Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, where he oversees the implementation of the Center’s programs and activities, including its events, publications, outreach efforts, and the Graduate Summer Fellows Program. He also serves as Boston University’s Designated Contact Point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Prior to joining the Center in 2015, John managed communications and outreach for the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC), a think tank focused on Massachusetts policy and politics. Previously, he was a Program Associate at Partnership for a Secure America (PSA), a Washington, DC, think tank that promotes bipartisan solutions to foreign policy challenges. While at PSA, he conducted research and outreach for advocacy initiatives focused on several international policy issues, including climate change and clean energy, science diplomacy, nuclear nonproliferation, and US-UN relations.

John holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and a Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Analysis from Boston University.