The Executive Steering Committee is composed of leadership from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Enivonmental Protection (CT DEEP) and the University of Connecticut (UConn). The Committee guides the selection and evaluation of projects and the effectiveness of outreach programs. Membership includes:
| Name | Title | Department | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | James O'Donnell | CIRCA Executive Director, Professor | Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation | Department of Marine Sciences | Expertise: physical oceanography, numerical modeling, fluid dynamics, coastal ocean observations, surge and sea level rise | james.odonnell@uconn.edu |
 | Anji Seth | CIRCA Director of Applied Research, Associate Professor | Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation | Department of Geography | Expertise: regional climate evolution in the larger setting of human initiated global warming | anji.seth@uconn.edu |
 | Joseph MacDougald | CIRCA Director of Applied Research | Professor-in-Residence | School of Law | Expertise: environmental law and policy, land use regulations and policy | joseph.macdougald@uconn.edu |
 | Emmanouil Anagnostou | CIRCA Director of Applied Research, Professor | Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Expertise: prediction of hydro-meteorological extremes, sustainable water resources, precipitation and floods, remote sensing | manos@engr.uconn.edu |
 | Stephen Swallow | CIRCA Applied Research Director, Professor | Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation | Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics | Expertise: natural resource and environmental economics, ecosystem services, land-use policy | stephen.swallow@uconn.edu |
| Brian Thompson | CIRCA Executive Steering Committee, Director CT DEEP, Office of Long Island Sound Programs | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Office of Long Island Sound Programs (OSLISP) | ||
| Nicole Lugli | CIRCA Executive Steering Committee, Office Director, Planning and Program Development Office of the Commissioner | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | ||
 | Katie Dykes | Co-Chair Executive Steering Committee, Commissioner Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | |
 | Radenka Maric | Co-Chair Executive Steering Committee, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Office of the Vice President for Research | radenka.maric@uconn.edu |