Nuin-Tara Key is Executive Director of Programs at California Forward. In this role, she supports the overall strategy and development of programs across the organization. She has nearly 20 years of experience in climate adaptation and mitigation policy, climate finance, urban and regional planning, and social and environmental equity. Prior to joining CA FWD, she served as Director of the North America Public Sector Practice in the Climate and Resilience Hub (CRH) at WTW, a global risk and insurance firm, working with public sector clients to better manage climate risks and guide the transition to a net zero economy. From 2016-2022, Nuin-Tara worked in the California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly Office of Planning and Research) as an appointee under Governors Brown and Newson, including as Deputy Director for Climate Resilience. Nuin-Tara also served as the state lead for long-term Community Planning and Capacity Building, under that California Disaster Recovery Framework. Prior to OPR, Nuin-Tara co-founded an international initiative on community-based climate action, combining documentary film and policy research. She has worked in local and regional government, including building the first Regional Racial Equity Program at Metro, the regional government in Portland, OR. She has a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from Portland State University and a BA from Lewis and Clark College.