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Regina Kong

Regina Kong wearing a black shirt in front of a natural green background.

April 23, 2026

Regina brings a commitment to supporting culturally sensitive and community-oriented work, as well as a diverse set of experiences connecting people and places. As associate program officer, she supports all aspects of the Prize nomination and selection process, including programmatic efforts such as youth engagement and outreach. Raised in an immigrant family in the Bay Area, Regina has collaborated with a range of stakeholders on environmental research projects across North America, the Pacific, the UK, and central Asia. Previously, she worked in the Gobi Desert with Mongolian NGO Steps Without Borders on a two-year research project documenting the impacts of mining for nomadic pastoralist communities. Regina holds a BA with honors in art practice and a BA in comparative literature, both from Stanford University. She received her MPhil with distinction from the Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance program at the University of Oxford in England. Regina joined the Prize in 2026.

Recent Posts

The Green Transition Cannot Be Built on Poisoned Rivers 


June 15, 2026 – By Pianporn (Pai) Deetes

Goldman Prize winners participated in a six-day march in Thailand to raise awareness about polluted rivers. The issue is complex, as the contamination is linked to mining for metals that are essential to renewable energy production.

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How Women Past and Present Drive the Environmental Movement


June 9, 2026

Women are increasingly leading grassroots environmental campaigns around the world. Discover why this is no coincidence.

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A Q&A with Sarah Finch on Reshaping Climate Policy in the UK


May 19, 2026

The Goldman Environmental Prize sat down with UK climate activist Sarah Finch to discuss her motivation to take on Big Oil, and her tenacity to see a multi-year judicial battle through to the finish line.

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