Sarah Myhre

Sarah Myhre is a climate scientist who uses geology to analyze ancient marine ecosystems and how they reacted to sudden climate changes in Earth's history. She is also an outspoken advocate for both social justice and science, emphasizing that climate change must be tackled alongside misogyny and social injustice. Myhre strives to help those most affected by climate change, but who lack the platform to speak. Myhre is also a founding board member of 500 Women Scientists, an organization that aims to make science more inclusive.

Early life and education Myhre is a fifth-generation Washingtonian who grew up in Seattle. During her undergraduate years, she studied marine ecology. She performed field work in Costa Rica, monitoring the recovery of a sea urchin species that helps coral reefs thrive. Her later undergraduate studies took her to Bermuda and Hawaii where she worked for NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Program. In 2014, Myhre completed a PhD in ecology from University of California, Davis. a research center that focuses on environmental solutions.

Myhre is now widely published in marine ecology and climate change.

Since 2022, Myhre has worked as the program director for climate advocacy and democracy reform at the Glaser Progress Foundation. She believes that "a healthy and safe community is a non-partisan goal", regardless of whether the threat is climate change or respiratory viruses.