Taalin RaoShah

Taalin RaoShah joined the Environmental Law Institute as a Research Associate in July 2023. At ELI, he works to support the Food Waste Initiative, the Oceans Program, and the GreenTech Initiative. Taalin grew up in Boston, MA, where he worked on the political campaigns of now-Mayor Michelle Wu, was appointed to the Mayor's Youth Council, and interned for Senator Elizabeth Warren. More recently, he served as the Boston Organizing Intern for the Massachusetts Sierra Club, where he supported a grassroots campaign focused on building decarbonization.

During the summer of 2022, he lived in Paraguay with a team of Duke researchers studying the intersection of sustainable development and hydropower in the region. Then, in the fall of 2022, he travelled with the Duke University Student Delegation to COP27 in Egypt, where he tracked developments on green hydrogen, loss & damage, and local resilience. Taalin also served as a Writing Coach for the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy and a Costanzo Teaching Fellow for the Duke Department of Psychology & Neuroscience,

Taalin graduated from Duke University in May 2023 with a B.A. in Public Policy, and minors in Psychology and Environmental Sciences & Policy.