Shayna H. Hirshfield-Gold

Shayna Hirshfield-Gold oversees the City of Oakland’s climate action planning and implementation. She has been part of the City’s Sustainability team since 2014, and most recently led the creation of Oakland’s new Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP), which puts the city on a trajectory to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Shayna’s other projects have included city-wide plug-in electric vehicle policies and infrastructure, regional energy policy coordination, urban forest master planning, and working with cross-sector teams to build a more equitable approach to City-community engagement.  

Prior to joining Oakland’s world-class team, Shayna managed the Silicon Valley Energy Watch program in Santa Clara County, California, and coordinated the Southwest Detroit Joint Leadership Council, a nonprofit coalition in Detroit, Michigan.  A Bay Area native, Oakland resident, and mom, Shayna holds Masters Degrees in Public Policy and Social Work from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and a BA from UC Santa Cruz.