Jonathan Colmer is an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia, and the Co-Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. Jonathan works to understand how growth, development, and the environment interact to shape prosperity, opportunity, and well-being. He is a Theme Leader for the Climate & Environment Program at PEDL (CEPR), a research affiliate of CEPR, the CESifo Network, and the IGC, a research fellow of IZA, and a research associate at the Center for Economic Performance. In 2024, he received a National Science Foundations CAREER Award.