CEO, Pecan Street Inc.
Dr. Anissa Rodriguez Dickerman is the chief executive officer for Pecan Street, where she works closely with the board of directors and senior leadership team to lead resource and partnership development, guide strategy, and ensure the delivery of programs that achieve measurable results at the intersection of climate solutions, technology innovation, and social justice. She has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, resource development, social impact research, and working at the nexus of big data and place-based social justice. She applies her equity-centered research and policy approaches from the education sector to help design an equitable climate transition. Her business development efforts have yielded over $890M in state and federally funded grants. Anissa has held various senior positions in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, including chief program officer, executive vice president, chief strategy officer, senior vice president of strategic partnerships, director of learning technology, senior field trainer and analyst, and chief of staff. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Education degree from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Planning from the University of Texas at Austin with a graduate portfolio in Mexican-American studies.