Cynthia E. Rosenzweig (née Ropes[1]) (born c. 1958) is an American agronomist and climatologist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, located at Columbia University, "who helped pioneer the study of climate change and agriculture."[2][3] She has over 300 publications,[4] over 80 peer-reviewed articles, has authored or edited eight books.[5] She has also served in many different organizations working to develop plans to manage climate change, at the global level with the IPCC as well as in New York City after Hurricane Sandy.