Jagadish Shukla is a distinguished university professor emeritus at George Mason University, where he founded the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences and the Climate Dynamics doctoral program. His research on monsoons, deforestation, and climate predictability led to the concept of predictability in the midst of chaos and contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Shukla has authored over 250 scientific papers and received honors including India’s Padma Shri Award, the Walker Gold Medal, NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal of the Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), the Rossby Medal, and the International Meteorological Prize. He serves as a fellow of the IMS and an associate fellow of the World Academy of Sciences and has advised Virginia governors as a member of several climate commissions. He is a member of the Indian Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. Shukla and his wife, Anastasia, founded Gandhi College in his birth village to empower rural students, especially women, through education.