Spencer Glendon

Spencer Glendon founded Probable Futures in 2020 to help democratize climate science and build bridges between climate science and many other disciplines. Spencer authors a quarterly essay at each solstice and equinox on the intersection of climate and culture. His voice and insights have been featured in Fortune, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, and Vice. He has appeared on several television networks, including MSNBC and WGBH and on many podcasts, including Good Citizen, Climate Now, and My Climate Journey. 

Before Probable Futures, Spencer spent 18 years as a Macroanalyst, Partner, and Director of Investment Research at Wellington Management. In 2023, Spencer joined Harvard Business School as an Executive Fellow, where he works on research and education about climate risk. In addition to his role at Probable Futures, Spencer serves as senior fellow at Woodwell Climate Research Center.

Spencer earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.