Chelsea Henderson is the author of Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics, the first-of-its-kind look back at the six decades since climate change was first elevated to a president’s attention as a global catastrophe in the making, for which she was named the George Mason University Beck Environmental Lecturer in October 2024. With more than 25 years of experience striking bipartisan compromise on federal energy and environmental policy, Chelsea has worked on and off Capitol Hill with lawmakers, administration officials, and a broad array of stakeholders from the regulated community to environmentalists. She currently hosts the podcast EcoRight Speaks and is republicEn’s Director of Editorial Content.

Chelsea was a senior policy advisor for the late Senator John Warner during his effort to enact climate change legislation and served as professional staff to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, her tenure spanning the chairmanships of the esteemed late Senator John H. Chafee (R-RI) and former Senator Bob Smith (R-NH). In her free time, she serves on board of the Cheverly Community Market, a bimonthly seasonal farmers’ market; seeks out trails to take her new gravel bike on; and travels in pursuit of identifying her favorite wine region.