About the Team

Transition Minerals Analyst

Nalori Chakma is Transition Minerals Analyst at Tallgrass Institute Nalori joins Tallgrass Institute with a background in Indigenous Peoples' rights movements in Northeast India, Asia, and beyond. Before joining Tallgrass Institute, Nalori worked with the Right Energy Partnership on access to energy for, led, and managed by Indigenous Peoples, supporting country campaigns where Indigenous Peoples were affected by large renewable energy projects. Her interest lies in safeguarding the rights of Indigenous Peoples, with particular focus on free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

Nalori belongs to the Chakma tribe from the Chakma Autonomous District Council, Northeast India. She did her masters in social work with a specialization in Criminology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Shareholder Advocacy Coordinator

AnnaMae Dziallo is the Shareholder Advocacy Coordinator at Tallgrass Institute.   

Through her experiences advocating for local coal ash cleanup and leading a fossil fuel divestment campaign, AnnaMae has a foundation in community organizing and institutional accountability. Prior to joining Tallgrass Institute, she provided shareholder advisory services as a Junior Analyst at Glass Lewis on the North American Executive Compensation team. She is passionate about building coalitions across different stakeholders to spur institutional change. 

AnnaMae earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has also assisted on environmental research projects at the University of Iowa and Argonne National Laboratory.

Founder & Executive Director

Kate R. Finn is Founder and Executive Director of Tallgrass Institute, a Center for Indigenous Economic Stewardship. She leads the organization to build and implement strategies that forward Indigenous Peoples’ priorities at the intersection of business, law, and finance. Ms. Finn’s areas of focus and research expertise include Indigenous Peoples law and policy, preventing violence against women, sustainable finance, and business and human rights. She served as Executive Director of First Peoples Worldwide at the University of Colorado Boulder from 2020 to 2024. Ms. Finn holds a J.D. and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Colorado, and a B.A. from Princeton University. Ms. Finn is Chair of the Executive Committee of the Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition, and she serves on the boards of Cedar Growth, Cultural Survival, and on the Stewardship Circle of Adasina Social Capital. Ms. Finn is an enrolled citizen of the Osage Nation.