Roberta Gordon is the President of the Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation and is an environmental attorney. Her foundation work focuses on the intersection of climate and sustainable agriculture and food systems and other environmental challenges. In addition, the foundation supports women’s health programs, arts and identity projects, social justice programs, and other areas of need. In addition to her role on the Advisory Board of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Roberta sits on the Board of the Yale Initiative for Sustainable Finance and several other not-for-profit boards. She is also a member of Investors Circle, whose members make angel investments in startups having positive social and/or environmental impacts. Roberta has a law degree from the Yale Law School and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California in environmental planning and public policy, with highest honors, and chemistry.
