Biography
Hassan Aziz is a first-year PhD student in Political Science at the University of Washington and a Graduate Fellow at the Center for Environmental Politics. He is also the recipient of Emily Smith Fellowship in Environmental Politics for 2025 and 2026. His research examines environmental policy, climate finance, and energy transitions, with a primary emphasis on Pakistan and a broader regional focus on South Asia.
He earned a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in 2020 and an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago as a Fulbright Scholar in 2023. His professional experience spans the environmental sector, including work with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), as well as roles in the tech industry and strategy consulting.
Originally from Lahore, Pakistan, Hassan has also lived in Chicago (and is a huge fan of both cities).