Dr. Mariëlle Feenstra is a senior researcher on gender just energy policy and an expert in the field of energy poverty.

As a researcher and policy analyst she uses a gender lens to analyze energy transition policy, taking a North-South perspective.

She worked 15 years as a policy advisor for municipalities in the Netherlands with specialism in European Affairs. Her contribution has been acknowledged both in academia and in practice by invitations to participate in policy formulation activities.