The Pathway Podcast

Creating a Path to Clean Water and Sanitation with Richard Thorsten and Heather Arney

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Richard Thorsten, Chief Insights Officer at Water.org and Heather Arney, Global Director, Insights at Water.org to talk about how the organization scaled its work to serve over 58 million people in 11 countries, and the innovative solutions Water.org is implementing to tackle the global water crisis.

Creating the Landscape for more Equitable Philanthropy with Darren Isom

In this episode, Sarah Johnson sits down with Darren Isom, a Partner at the Bridgespan Group, to discuss funding strategies that consistently work for non-profits, based on Bridgespan’s consulting work with various organizations, creating the landscape for equitable philanthropy and his focus on developing BIPOC leaders.

Investing in the Circular Economy with Dr. Sunday Leonard

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Sunday Leonard, the Executive Officer and Head of Secretariat of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility, which is hosted by the United Nations Environment Program, to share more about his role and discuss the facility’s investments in projects focused on climate change mitigation, adaptation and the circular economy.

The Future of Water with Dr. Josh Newton

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Josh Newton, a consultant at UN Water and the UN Economic Commission for Europe, to discuss key takeaways from the UN’s recent 2nd Conference on Water and the importance of preparing a future workforce for the water sector.

Managing Catastrophic Risk with Alice Hill

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Alice Hill, to talk about her career path, current role as Catastrophic Risk and Resilience Expert at the Council on Foreign Relations and the escalating threats posed by climate change impacts on national security, hurricane and flood risk, and the US Electric Grid.

Dissecting the American Housing Crisis with Andrew Aurand and Courtney Cooperman

In this episode, Sarah sits down with Andrew Aurand, Senior VP of Research at the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Courtney Cooperman, Housing Advocacy Organizer at the National Low Income Housing Coalition to discuss the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s work and advocacy in the affordable housing space, as well as solutions being implemented to increase the stock of new affordable housing in the United States.

Innovations in Housing Development with James Stockard

In this episode, Sarah sits down with James Stockard, an expert in affordable housing and community development, current lecturer in Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University, and former curator of Harvard’s Loeb fellowship to talk about key challenges in the development of affordable housing and innovative ideas being implemented to meet US housing needs.

Investing in Nature-based Solutions with Andrea Erickson-Quiroz

In this episode, Sarah Johnson sits down with Andrea Erickson-Quiroz, Global Director for Water Security and Deputy Managing Director for the Food and Water Systems Priority at the Nature Conservancy, to discuss how the organization is addressing what many experts describe as a "looming global water crisis".