Jonathan Cohn is Managing Editor of the Great Transition Initiative website at the Tellus Institute and the moderator of Tellus's Great Transition Network, both of which focus on exploring pathways to a future rooted in individual well-being, global solidarity, and ecological resiliene. Through volunteerism, research, and advocacy, Jonathan has demonstrated a commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice. Outside of work, Jonathan chairs the Elections Committee and the Issues Committee of Progressive Massachusetts, a statewide grassroots advocacy group; serves as chair of the Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee; and serves on the Political Committee of the Massachusetts Sierra Club. He was a co-founder of No Boston 2024, a grassroots group that successfully defeated Boston’s 2024 Summer Olympics bid. Before coming to the Tellus Institute, he was a researcher at the New Economics Institute, Common Cause, and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and worked in the development team at the Baltimore Center for Green Careers. He received a BA in English and history (Honors) from Georgetown University in 2010 and received an MA from Columbia University and an MSc from the London School of Economics through their dual degree program in international and world history in 2012.
