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Cordelia Ongerth

Senior Associate, Foundation Giving

About

Cordelia Ongerth joined Clean Air Task Force in April 2025. As a Senior Associate on the Foundation Giving team, she supports the Director of Foundation Giving on managing foundation partnerships and works closely with CATF experts to develop programs, construct grant proposals, and highlight the value of the organization’s work in driving the global energy transition.

Prior to joining CATF, Cordelia worked at DAI Global where she implemented USAID-funded projects on regenerative agriculture and climate risk mitigation and adaptation across agricultural supply chains in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. She is also a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in Ukraine for two years.

Cordelia holds a bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a masters degree in International Relations from SOAS. She is based in Washington, D.C.