Rimjhim joined Illinois Green as the Program Manager for the Building Energy Resource Hub in late 2024.

A Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago, she spent a year designing initiatives to address food insecurity and promote energy efficiency at Cook County Bureau of Economic Development. Rimjhim will be a Visiting Professor for the Climate Change and Implications for Defense and Security Course at the William J Perry Center. As a researcher for the Corioli Institute, Rimjhim has delivered projects on the Climate Change-Conflict-Migration Nexus in Kenya, Jordan, and the Arab Region. She spent a summer in Erbil, Iraq, where she developed a Sustainable Procurement Blueprint for the Prime Minister’s Office alongside designing economic diversification initiatives.

Rimjhim has also worked in various roles including at the World Bank and DC-based education nonprofit Genesys Works. She graduated as an urban and regional planner and worked as a climate and disaster risk analyst for three years in an international context.



Rimjhim enjoys biking along the lake on cloudy days and propagating plants. On summer and fall days, you can find Rimjhim biking around Hyde Park with a camera.

Contact Rimjhim to learn more about the Hub's programming and educational content.