Hanni Hanson (She/Her)

Hanni is dedicated to making communities more resilient and equitable in the face of social and climatic disruption. She serves as program director at the Compton Foundation, where she directs a grantmaking portfolio spanning climate change, democracy, reproductive justice, and progressive foreign policy, with a focus on movement-building and culture change. In this role, she is stewarding the Foundation’s “spend-up” strategy as it redistributes its assets ahead of its sunset at the end of 2024. Hanni got her start as a student climate organizer and has also worked in youth leadership development, providing training and support for young people to be leaders for social justice and sustainability in their communities. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, where she conducted research on the growing influence of ethnic nationalism on climate politics. Hanni grew up among the trees of the Pacific Northwest and currently lives in Oakland, California with her partner. In her free time, she loves knitting, playing the piano, and perfecting her sourdough pizza recipe.