The Breakthrough Institute Employee Directory
Think TanksCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
The Breakthrough Institute is a think tank based in Berkeley, California, focused on environmental policy and technology-driven responses to environmental and development challenges. It seeks to modernize environmentalism for the 21st century and to enable a future where people worldwide can live secure, free, and prosperous lives on an ecologically vibrant planet. The organization concentrates on identifying and promoting technological solutions and contributing to policy discussions, guided by integrity, imagination, and audacity. It operates as a small to mid-sized research organization within the think tank landscape. In June 2025, the institute announced the appointment of Marc Levitt as senior advisor. Past activities include policy collaborations that examined options for accelerating the advanced nuclear sector.