Perspectives author
Spencer Glendon
View full bioSpencer 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.
Why “How much will climate change cost?” is a question that economic models cannot answer well
Global climate change is shrinking the range of insurability.
Why investors should be placing less emphasis on forecasts and more on dynamic scenarios in a changing climate
Why we often do not see the choices we’re making or understand that we could choose differently
How the wisdom of orchards can help us all live better in a changing climate
We can limit climate risk if we know how to identify, think about, and prepare for it
How we might enable governments and businesses to reduce risks and increase the chances that the future is good