About the coalition
The Green Screen Coalition aims to be a catalyst in making visible the climate implications of technology by supporting emerging on-the-ground work, building networks, and embedding the issue area within philanthropy. The coalition consists of Ariadne, Ford Foundation, Internet Society Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, Green Web Foundation, critical infrastructure lab, and Stiftung Mercator.
People and governance
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Maya Richman
Green Screen Coalition Co-Lead
Maya is a jack-of-all trades who has spent the last ten years listening and learning about the plurality of struggles for technological justice across the world, and supporting activists and organizations to untangle technologies’ hold on our lives and reclaim its power to bring about social and political transformation. She has previously worked with The Engine Room and as a Mozilla Fellow (2018 - 2019) with Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.
Fieke Jansen
Green Screen Coalition Co-Lead
Fieke is a co-principle investigator of the critical infrastructure lab and a postdoc researcher at the University of Amsterdam. Her research interests are to understand power and conflict around the environmental impact of expanding infrastructures. She is also the co-lead of the Green Screen Climate Justice and Digital Rights coalition.
Michelle Thorne
Coalition Member
Michelle is the Director of Strategy and Partnerships at the Green Web Foundation and a co-initiator of the Green Screen Coalition. Previously, she worked for 13 years at the Mozilla Foundation most recently in the role of Sustainable Internet Lead. She also publishes Branch Magazine and co-organizes Open Climate.
Lori Regattieri
Strategic Advisor
Lori (they/she) is a public interest technologist working at the intersection of a just energy transition, territorial rights, and emerging technologies. As a consultant in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector, they facilitate cross-sector collaboration and strengthen South-South coalitions to advance climate justice. They work alongside movements advocating for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities (IPADLC) in the Global Majority to develop strategies for land rights, energy governance, and inclusive economies. Lori was previously a Senior Fellow in Trustworthy AI at the Mozilla Foundation.
Lisa Gutermuth
Coalition Member
Lisa is a senior program officer with the Mozilla Foundation Incubator, where her work focuses on identifying and supporting technologies that give power back to people and communities. She has a master's degree in Agricultural Economics from Humboldt University in Berlin. She was also a visiting researcher at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, and served on the jury of the German Prototype Fund from 2019-2023. Prior to working with Mozilla, Lisa was a senior program manager at Ranking Digital Rights, and a project coordinator with Tactical Technology Collective, where she focused on digital security, remote sensing, and sustainability.
Erin Simpson
Coalition Member
Erin (she/they) is a program officer with the Ford Foundation’s Technology and Society program. She works to challenge concentrated corporate power and exploitation arising from digital technologies. Her grantmaking advances technology governance that supports economic justice, social justice, and free expression, particularly for those experiencing persistent discrimination. Previously, Erin served as the Director of Technology Policy at the Center for American Progress.
Fanny Hidvégi
Coalition Member
Fanny is an expert in human rights and technology policy. She leads The Collaborative’s policy and advocacy efforts to shape AI in the public interest. Fanny was Access Now’s Europe Policy and Advocacy Director and led the organisation’s work on artificial intelligence and human rights as well. Previously, Fanny was International Privacy Fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C. and led the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Program of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union where she later served on the board for 10 years. Fanny was selected to be a member of the POLITICO Tech 28 Class of 2022 and was a member of the European Commission's High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence.
Emmanuelle Debouverie
Coalition Member
Emmanuelle heads Luminate’s work on legal strategies to hold tech giants accountable. Her work focuses on funding and seeding litigation while empowering civil society with the capacity and infrastructure to leverage legal tools. Her background is in human rights and criminal justice, having practiced as a litigator and criminal defense lawyer for over seven years in Paris, Boston, and Brussels. Emmanuelle also served as Senior Legal and Policy Officer at Fair Trials, where she challenged systemic inequities in criminal justice systems. Her academic work centers on expanding access to justice for marginalized and vulnerable groups.
Maiko Nakagaki
Coalition Member
Maiko is a Senior Program Officer at the Internet Society (ISOC) Foundation. She has over a decade of global partnerships and strategic advisory experiences in the global digital and tech policy space. Currently at the ISOC Foundation, she is overlooking a portfolio of innovative projects globally to advance an open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy internet for everyone.
Maja Spanu
Coalition Member
Maja is the Director of Ariadne. She brings extensive experience at the intersection of philanthropy, social justice, human rights, democracy, and civic space. Prior to joining Ariadne, she was Head of Knowledge and International Affairs at Fondation de France in Paris.
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Michael Brennan
Advisory Board and Founding Member
Michael Brennan is an expert in technology and philanthropy strategy whose work spans civil society, academia, and the public sector. He co-founded initiatives such as the Spyware Accountability Initiative and the Digital Infrastructure Fund. Previously, Michael served as a Senior Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, overseeing a global grantmaking portfolio focused on technology & society. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Drexel University.
Hanan Elmasu
Advisory Board and Founding Member
Hanan Elmasu has been working at the intersection of human rights, law and technology for over two decades, focused on building the strength of communities and exploring the potential of data and technology to both empower movements and address its harms. She has worked in a wide range of sectors and was previously Director of Fellowships and Awards at the Mozilla Foundation, and Programme Officer at the Oak Foundation’s International Human Rights Programme.
Julie Broome
Founding Member
Julie Broome is the Director of the Issues Affecting Women programme at Oak Foundation. She moved into this role after almost nine years as the Director of Ariadne, a network of European human rights and social change funders. She has over 25 years of experience in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors, with a particular focus on human rights and transitional justice. She served as Director of Programmes at the Sigrid Rausing Trust, and previously managed technical rule of law assistance programmes with the CEELI Institute in Prague and the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative.
Shayna Robinson
Founding Member
Shayna Robinson is a leader in philanthropy within the Internet governance space. As the Grant Program Director at ICANN, she oversees the distribution of proceeds from Auctions of Last Resort for new generic top-level domains. Previously, she led grantmaking efforts at the Internet Society Foundation, working to expand global Internet infrastructure, access, and connectivity. Shayna is currently pursuing a doctorate in Philanthropy at the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, where her research focuses on Internet-based philanthropic models and distributed grantmaking.
Lea Wulf
Founding Member
Lea Wulf is a project manager in the Center for Digital Society at Stiftung Mercator, where she explores the intersection of digital transformation and climate action as a field of action for the foundation. Previously, she coordinated an AI network at a regional industry association in northern Germany. Lea studied Political Science, Communication and Media Studies at the Universities of Bremen and Helsinki and holds a master's degree in Political Management and Public Policy from the NRW School of Governance.
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CJ Teraslinna
Coalition Member
CJ Teraslinna’s work as a technology strategist is rooted in driving systemic change, with a focus on redesigning extractive technology systems to better serve the public interest. They partner with organizations dedicated to laying the groundwork for repair, redefining existing narratives, and building toward equitable futures. CJ holds degrees in Social Policy & Data Analytics from the University of Pennsylvania and Information Systems from the University of Colorado.
Yan Cong
Program Officer
Yan is program officer of the Catalyst Fund. She's also a PhD student working on the topic of Environmental Justice and Generative AI at Erasmus University under the Feminist Generative AI Lab.
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