JENerational Change Creators & Guests

Maureen Tkacik is is an investigative journalist specializing in women's affairs and capitalism. Currently, she is a Senior Fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project and an investigative editor at the American Prospect.Tkacik was a co-founder of the web site Jezebel. Previously, she worked at The Wall Street Journal.

James Dennis Scholten is a freelance paralegal and politician. Currently, he is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for District 1.Scholten was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in the 2018 and 2020 elections.Scholten received his B.A. in History from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he played on the school's baseball team. After graduating, he played professionally for the Sioux City Explorers.

Dr. Peter H. Gleick is a hydroclimatologist. Currently, he works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland CA, which he co-founded. His research focuses on conflicts over water resources, water and climate change, development, and human health.Gleick produced some of the earliest work on the links between environmental issues, especially water and climate change, and international security, identifying a long history of conflicts over water resources and the use of water as both a weapon and target of war. He also pioneered the concepts of the soft water path and peak water.Gleick edited the first seven editions of "The World's Water." His first book, "Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water," was published in 2010 and won a Nautilus Book Award.Gleick received his B.S. from Yale University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California Berkeley.