Kara Sherwin

Class of 2017

As Associate to the Chief Energy Economist of Alberta, Kara Sherwin is responsible for translating economic and financial analyses into policy advice for the government of Canada’s largest energy producing province. She has a master’s degree in political science, specializing in international relations and development, from the University of Alberta. With training from Harvard and the World Trade Organization in peace and conflict negotiation and resolution, Kara is particularly interested in applying a human lens to energy issues by exploring how energy, economics, and the environment shape everything from state building to social equality.