Lucie Talikoff is a member of the class of 2027 in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is pursuing a major in Economics and a minor in Environment and Sustainability Sciences. She aspires to help ensure that climate change solutions are financially feasible for socioeconomically disadvantaged communities across the globe. She is currently working as a research assistant for the Nature Conservancy and the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, investigating the impacts of microfinance interventions on conservation outcomes and exploring various approaches for quantifying the results of nature based solutions, respectively. In her free time, she loves to drink decaf coffee, meet dogs, and watch soccer.