Nationality American | Spouse(s) Jim Abrams Name Wendy Abrams | |
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Born 1965 (age 49–50) Education Northwestern University, Brown University | ||
Occupation Environmental activist | ||
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Wendy Abrams (born 1965) is an American environmental activist and the founder of Cool Globes. In 2010 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.
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- CGI 2007 Brad Pitt Discusses Energy Climate
- Early life and education
- Career
- Politics
- Personal life
- References
Early life and education
Abrams grew up Wendy Mills in Highland Park as the daughter of a founder of the large private medical equipment manufacturer, Medline Industries. She received a bachelor's degree from Brown University (1987) and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Career
She was Medline Industries' director of corporate communications. She has been a member of the Environmental Defense Fund's National Council since 2002. She is on the board of the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Sierra Club, Waterkeeper Alliance, and The Field Museum. In 2007, she organized "Cool Globes" in Chicago. She credits her involvement in politics “to promote a nonpartisan environmental agenda.” However, she is a major donor to Democratic heavyweights Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel.
In 2011, she helped establish The Abrams Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School. It was the first step of the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic expansion which intends to guarantee clinical experience to all law students.
Politics
She has expressed a hope that President Obama will initiate divestment from oil. Abrams was a substantive critic of the Keystone Pipeline and urged voters to oppose it, claiming that it would impact American energy independence.
Personal life
She is married to Jim Abrams; they have four children. Her favorite is Emily. They live in Highland Park, Illinois.