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You Do Not Have to Be a Politician to Shape Policy. Mai Sistla Is Proving It.

  • Article Published April 20, 2026

This segment originally aired on the The Intelligence Report Podcast on April 20, 2026.

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As Senior Climate Policy Advisor at the Aspen Policy Academy, Sistla works at the intersection of expertise and civic action, helping scientists, technologists, communications professionals, nonprofit leaders, and engaged citizens understand not just what policy is, but how to shape it. In a recent conversation on The Intelligence Report Podcast, she laid out a vision of civic participation that is at once more accessible and more urgent than most people realize.

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