VELOZ - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
- Vice President of Utility Partnerships and Innovation at Pacific Gas
Aaron August is Vice President of Utility Partnerships and Innovation at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, responsible for the creation of transformative, scalable solutions to interlocking utility challenges through the development of third-party partnerships and the deployment of new technology that directly accelerates PG&E's long-term strategy. He has oversight of non-traditional utility partnerships, R&D, solutions management, load management, clean energy transportation, and business development. August joined PG&E in 2013. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for the strategy, design, implementation, and effectiveness of PG&E's energy programs including energy efficiency, demand response, distributed generation, low-income, and clean transportation.
August graduated from California State University, East Bay with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He attended executive education programs at Stanford University and the University of Idaho. He has been an advisory board member for the Fresno Grizzlies and the San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Organization.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
Adam is Uber's global lead on sustainability and environmental impact within the Policy & Communications team, based out of San Francisco.
Sustainability and cross-disciplinary engagement are running themes throughout his work experience in the nonprofit, government, and for-profit sectors. Prior to joining Uber, he worked for five years helping investors build impact investing portfolios with positions at Goldman Sachs Wealth Management, Imprint Capital (a boutique investment advisory firm acquired by Goldman), and the Global Impact Investing Network (a research and advocacy nonprofit).
Before impact investing, he spent seven years engaged in efforts to commercialize zero emission vehicle technologies with positions at the California Fuel Cell Partnership (a public-private partnership), the California Air Resources Board, and UTC Fuel Cells (a United Technologies Company). He holds an MBA from NYU Stern, an MPA from NYU Wagner, and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and materials science from UC Davis.
Job Titles:
- President
- Public Policy Board Board Member
Alice Reynolds was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as President by Governor Gavin Newsom on Nov. 22, 2021.
Previously, she served for three years as Governor Newsom's senior advisor for energy. From 2011 to January 2019, she served in the administration of Governor Brown, most recently as the Governor's senior advisor for climate, the environment, and energy and previously as chief counsel and deputy secretary for law enforcement at the California Environmental Protection Agency. President Reynolds began her public service career in 2002, serving 10 years as a deputy attorney general in the California Attorney General's Office, where she litigated cases involving the protection of public trust lands, coastal resources, and public access, and other environmental issues.
President Reynolds holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a juris doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law where she graduated magna cum laude.
Job Titles:
- Senior Manager
- Board of Directors Board Member
Amy Klinkenberger is senior manager within Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, steering the company's zero-emission vehicle and automated vehicle technology rollout. She also serves as a board member for the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, and the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
- Senior Strategy Manager for AECOM and a Transportation Lead for AECOM Ventures
Andrew Bui is a Senior Strategy Manager for AECOM and a transportation lead for AECOM Ventures, a team focused on innovation and technology with the goal of transforming the future of infrastructure. A California registered professional engineer by background, Bui currently leads development of AECOM Venture's strategy for new transportation and mobility technology integration and how it will impact transportation infrastructure planning, design and construction. His key technology initiatives include hyperloop, smart cities, connected and autonomous vehicles as well as electric vehicle infrastructure, and he is passionate about how these new technologies can improve sustainability, equality and the health of our communities.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Angela Konert heads the BMW Group Government and External Affairs Office of in Sacramento, Calif. She coordinates corporate positioning with all relevant stakeholders in the fields of environmental, mobility and sustainability policies in California, Oregon and Washington.
Previously, Konert coordinated BMW's international political communication on issues related to social policy and electric mobility. She also managed the communication activities with key opinion leaders, government representatives and city officials to promote policies fostering the uptake of electric vehicles in multiple markets. Her career with BMW began in London at the Representative Office for the UK and Ireland representing the BMW Group in a broad range of bodies covering the whole range of policy issues.
Konert grew up in Germany and holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the London School of Economics.
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- Founder and Board Chair of Renewables 100 Policy Institute
- Public Policy Board Board Member
Angelina M. Galiteva is founder and board chair of Renewables 100 Policy Institute, dedicated to accelerating global transition to 100 percent renewable energy. Galiteva is a member of the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO) Board of Governors, one of the world's largest transmission operators. She is World Council for Renewable Energy chairperson and a founding board member of the Global Clean Energy Desalination Alliance. Expert in strategic issues related to renewable energy, the environment, new technologies, optimizing system efficiency and overall sustainable policy programs for public and private entities, she is frequently sent as a U.S. State Department representative on renewable energy and grid issues. Galiteva is founder and principal of NEOptions, Inc., a renewable energy product development firm. Previously, Galiteva was executive director of strategic planning for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, overseeing the utility's renewable energy program. Galiteva is an attorney with a master's degree in International and Energy Law.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Secretary
- Board of Directors Treasurer - Secretary
- Executive Director at NextGen America
- Treasurer - Secretary / NextGen
Arnie Sowell is Executive Director at NextGen America. NextGen America was founded by Tom Steyer and works to advance progressive policy solutions in the areas of climate change, income inequality, and the fundamental rights of every American.
Sowell manages the NextGen America California policy team and coordinates their legislative, regulatory, programmatic, and political activities, including their work on electric vehicles, renewable energy, water, education, healthcare, affordable housing, immigration and criminal justice.
Before joining NextGen, Sowell spent more than two decades in the California State Assembly, serving as policy director for five Speakers with responsibilities across an array of legislative, fiscal and administrative issues.
Sowell was appointed deputy secretary in the State and Consumer Services Agency in the Davis Administration and started his career at the Legislative Analyst Office.
He is the proud father of three and holds a Master's of Public Policy from the University of Washington.
Job Titles:
- Public Policy Board Board Member
Carla J. Peterman was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Brown in 2012. She is the assigned commissioner for proceedings realted to energy efficiency and storage, alternative transportation, and several rate cases. Peterman serves on many boards including NARUC and the California Broadband Council. She was Chair of the Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative for 2012-2013.
She was appointed to the California Energy Commission by Governor Brown in 2011 where she was lead commissioner for renewables, transportation and natural gas.
Peterman has conducted research at the University of California Energy Institute and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and was an investment banker focused on energy financing at Lehman Brothers.
Peterman holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley. She also earned MS and MBA degrees from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. Peterman holds a BA in History from Howard University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Public Policy at Edison International
Caroline Choi is Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Public Policy at Edison International and Southern California Edison, one of the nation's largest electric utilities, and its parent company, Edison International. Choi is responsible for overseeing Government Affairs, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications and Corporate Philanthropy on national, state and local levels.
Previously, Choi served as senior vice president of Regulatory Affairs at SCE. In this role, she was responsible for the company's regulatory strategy and policy at the national and state levels, including regulatory affairs, regulatory operations and environmental affairs.
Choi is active in national policy and community engagement, serving on the executive board of Smart Electric Power Alliance, a nationwide organization that supports utilities in the implementation and deployment of clean energy and distributed resources.
Choi holds a bachelor's degree in government from Dartmouth College.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
- Chief Executive Officer for San Diego Gas & Electric
Caroline Winn is chief executive officer for San Diego Gas & Electric, one of Sempra Energy's regulated California utilities, which serves 3.6 million customers.
Winn has 30 plus years of experience in the energy industry. Since joining the company in 1986 as an associate engineer, she has held progressive leadership positions at both SDG&E and Southern California Gas Company, including director of supply chain management, director of transmission and distribution asset management, vice president of customer services, and chief customer privacy officer. Before being promoted to her current position, she was SDG&E's chief operating officer.
Under Winn's leadership, SDG&E has become a leader in expanding the EV charging network across the San Diego and southern Orange County region. SDG&E's portfolio of EV charging programs supports the electrification of light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment, and they encompass multi-unit dwellings, municipal facilities, marine terminals, airport facilities, industrial and commercial sites, schools, parks and beaches.
A registered professional engineer in California, Winn has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from California State University, Sacramento.
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- Public Policy Board Board Member
Chris Lee serves in the Hawaii State Senate as Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, and Assistant Majority Whip. First elected in 2008 as the youngest member of the State Legislature, he previously chaired the Committees on Judiciary and Energy and Environmental Protection.
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- Public Policy Board Board Member
Christine Kehoe served the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative as Executive Director from January 2013-July 2017. She was appointed to the California Transportation Commission in 2016. Previously, Christine served in elected office for 19 years including four years in the California Assembly and eight years in the state Senate where she distinguished herself with a strong legislative record and her ability to build consensus among her colleagues.
Christine served as the chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications and she also chaired the Senate Committee on Appropriations for four years.
Christine's legislation in both houses consistently focused on the public benefit of expanding and strengthening California policy for renewable energy, energy efficiency, alternative fuels and vehicles, resource protection and water quality and conservation.
She lives in San Diego with her spouse Julie Warren.
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- Public Policy Board Board Member
Cliff Rechtschaffen was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Jerry Brown in January 2017. At the CPUC his key areas of interest include decarbonization, safety, environmental justice, enforcement, and improving the accessibility of Commission proceedings. Commissioner Rechtschaffen is lead commissioner on several risk assessment, emergency management and safety proceedings, transportation electrification, the Renewables Portfolio Standard and Self Generating Incentive proceeding, and the biomethane and renewable gas proceeding. Prior to joining the CPUC, Commissioner Rechtschaffen served as a senior advisor to Governor Brown from 2011 to 2017, where he worked on climate, energy, and environmental issues, and special assistant attorney general in the California Attorney General's Office from 2007-2010. From 1993-2007, he taught environmental law and directed the environmental law program at Golden Gate University School of Law.
Job Titles:
- Global Director
- Board of Directors Board Member
Cynthia Williams is the Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance, at Ford Motor Company. She is responsible for sustainable business plans and policies, environmental negotiations with regulatory bodies around the world, reporting on the company's environmental and social performance, and engaging with non-government organizations and other external stakeholders. Since joining Ford in 1992, as part of the Ford College Graduate Program in the Automotive Emissions and Fuel Economy Office, Cynthia held several positions, which included Ford's Sustainability, Environment and Safety Director in Asia Pacific, Environmental Policy Manager, Energy Planning and Compliance Manager, and On-Board Diagnostics Production Compliance Programs Manager.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
Dan Lashof has been working to promote solutions to climate change for more than two decades. His focus is developing federal and state regulations to place enforceable limits on carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants. He has participated in scientific assessments of global warming through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and has monitored international climate negotiations since their inception. He was a member of Governor McAuliffe's Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission, and has testified at numerous Congressional and California legislative hearings. Dr. Lashof earned his bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics at Harvard and his doctorate from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley. Formerly, Lashof was the director of the Climate and Clean Air Program at Natural Resources Defense Council. Before joining World Resources Institute, he was the chief operating officer at NextGen Policy Center.
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- Communications and Marketing Manager
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- Chairman / California Energy Commission
- Public Policy Board Board Member
David Hochschild has enjoyed a long career in public service, environmental advocacy and the private sector. Most recently, he was appointed chair of the California Energy Commission by Governor Newsom in 2019. Previously, he was the environmental member for the commission.
As Special Assistant to San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, he launched a citywide $100 million initiative to put solar panels on public buildings. Hochschild co-founded the Vote Solar Initiative, a 60,000-member advocacy organization promoting solar policies. He worked for Silicon Valley solar company Solaria; as executive director of a national consortium of leading solar manufacturers; and commissioner at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
Hochschild was awarded the Sierra Club's Trailblazer Award, American Lung Association's Clean Air Hero Award, and DOE's Million Solar Roof True Champion Award.
He is a boardmember of the Langeloth Foundation.
He earned a B.A. degree from Swarthmore College, and Masters of Public Policy degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Job Titles:
- Director at the Garfield Foundation
- Public Policy Board Board Member
Dianne Martinez serves as Director at the Garfield Foundation, a family philanthropy focused on combatting climate change.
She was a founding member of and served as Chair at East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), the community-governed power supplier to 14 Bay Area Cities and Alameda County. She served on Emeryville City Council from 2014-2022, during which time she served two one-year terms as Mayor. She additionally served as President on the board of StopWaste, a public agency responsible for reducing the waste stream in Alameda County.
Dianne is a graduate of the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television, and has over 20 years of experience as a producer of Television and New Media for clients such as MTV, SONY, PlayStation, Comedy Central and PBS.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Vice Chair
- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Dr. Anand R. Gopal is Executive Director of Policy Research.
Previously Anand was a research scientist in clean energy and transportation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He led LBNL's global research on transportation solutions for climate mitigation, and his research used interdisciplinary methods from engineering and economics to assess the intersection of electric power and transport. He has a doctorate in energy and resources from University of California, Berkeley, a Master's of Science in environmental systems engineering from Humboldt State University, and a Bachelor's of Science in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
As a member of the original Lyft team, Emily Castor Warren has been on the front lines of ridesharing policy since the birth of the industry. She works with transportation agencies across the United States to integrate Lyft as a viable alternative to car ownership and understand its impacts on infrastructure, behavior and the environment.
Warren started her career as a transportation policy aide for a U.S. Congresswoman and later served as a financial advisor for municipal infrastructure projects.
She holds an MPA from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
President of Electrify Canada. Giovanni is an e-mobility veteran with over 15 years of operational experience. Prior to joining Electrify America, he spent seven years working at Volkswagen AG, most recently serving as the head of e-mobility strategy, leading all relevant e-mobility activities on a global scale. Giovanni also served in several roles related to electric transportation and charging at Mercedes-Benz and Daimler AG. He serves as the vice-chair of the board of directors for Veloz, a California-based non-profit organization committed to driving electric vehicle adoption. He also serves as a commissioner on the 50×50 Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
- Vice President for Global Regulatory Affairs
Hon. David Strickland serves as Vice President for Global Regulatory Affairs and Transportation Technology Policy for General Motors. He is responsible for regulatory agency advocacy at the local, state, national and international levels, focusing on GM's transition to leading electric and automated vehicle manufacturing.
Prior to GM, Strickland served as Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation from 2019-2021. As part of the regulatory group at national law firm Venable LLP from 2014-2019, he focused on transportation policy, consumer protection, internet privacy, data security and legislative government affairs. Prior to joining Venable, Strickland served as the 14th administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2010-2014. Prior to NHTSA, he spent eight years with the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation as Democratic Senior Counsel.
Strickland graduated with a B.S. in Communication Studies and Political Science from Northwestern University and a J.D. from Harvard Law.
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- Public Policy Board Board Member
Broadbent previously served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, as Air Division Director. His responsibilities included Clean Air Act implementation, and indoor air quality and radiation programs for the Pacific Southwest.
As Deputy Executive Officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Director of Planning and other senior management positions, he directed several landmark programs for significant air quality improvements in the Los Angeles region.
In the 1980s, Broadbent served as Corporate Environmental Programs Manager at Hughes Aircraft Company, the largest private employer in California. He holds a master's degree in Environmental Administration and B.S. degree in Environmental Science, both from the University of California, Riverside.
Job Titles:
- Public Policy Board Chair
Janea A. Scott was appointed to the California Energy Commission by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in February 2013 and reappointed in January 2016. She is the Energy Commission's public member, and is the lead commissioner on transportation and western regional planning.
Scott also leads adoption of recommendations by the Energy Commission's SB 350 Barriers Study to expand access to the benefits of clean energy and transportation for low-income Californians, including those in disadvantaged communities-as well as small businesses in disadvantaged communities.
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
- Chief Commercial Officer at EVgo
Jonathan Levy is the Chief Commercial Officer at EVgo. Prior, Levy served in a variety of federal government policy and management positions, from his time on Capitol Hill as a policy advisor to then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel to his service in the Obama Administration at the Department of Energy and the White House, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. He also served as the Director of Policy and Strategy at Vision Ridge Partners. Over the course of his career, Levy has consistently tackled issues at the intersection of policy, politics and organizational challenges. He graduated magna cum laude from Emory University with a B.A. in Political Science.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- Director of Government Relations and Public Policy for Proterra
Kent Leacock is Director of Government Relations and Public Policy for Proterra where he is responsible for working with local governments to bring battery all-electric transit buses to municipalities throughout North America. He has responsibility for government/regulatory affairs, public policy, advocacy, grant oversight and strategic relationship building.
Prior, Leacock was responsible for external affairs at Acorn Energy, Inc., a holding company whose portfolio companies manufacture utility grid and energy security related products. He also worked as a consultant designing comprehensive external affairs programs encompassing government relations, public affairs, industry awareness, communications and strategic relationship building.
Before consulting, he spent a decade as a senior executive with AT&T and Comcast in the East, Midwest and West, four years of which concentrated on policy strategy, municipal contract negotiations and government relations.
Leacock received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and a Master's in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Customer Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Board of Directors Board Member
Laurie Giammona is Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Giammona leads PG&E's Customer Care organization as well as Information Technology, Cyber and Corporate Security, Ground Transportation and Aviation. She is also the company's Chief Privacy Officer.
Giammona is dedicated to improving customer service and satisfaction by putting the needs of PG&E's customers and communities first.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the California Air Resources Board
- Public Policy Board Board Member
Liane Randolph was recently appointed as Chair of the California Air Resources Board. Prior to this position, Randolph was a Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2015. She was Deputy Secretary and General Counsel at the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2014 and an Attorney at Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman from 2007 to 2011. She served as Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission from 2003 to 2007, where she also served as a Staff Attorney from 1996 to 1997. Randolph served as San Leandro City Attorney and was a Principal at Meyers Nave from 2000 to 2003, where she was an Associate from 1997 to 2000. She was an Attorney at Remcho, Johansen and Purcell from 1994 to 1996 and an Associate at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips from 1993 to 1994. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- Director of Government and External Affairs for BMW of North America
Linda White is Director of Government and External Affairs for BMW of North America located in Sacramento, CA. In her capacity, she is responsible for managing legislation and external stakeholder engagement with a focus on electric mobility, infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, privacy, equity, and more. Linda attended several COP Climate Conferences where she represented BMW in several sessions. Linda serves as the chair for Black Employees Resource Group and works on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Linda is passionate about community service. She serves on the board of Leadership California, an organization that elevates a diverse group of influential women across the state. She is also a board member of Women Escaping A Violent Environment (WEAVE).
Job Titles:
- Board of Directors Board Member
- Vice President of Government and External Affairs for the Americas Region
Lisa Errion is BMW's Vice President of Government and External Affairs for the Americas Region. She leads a team of policy experts responsible for shaping legislative, regulatory, and policy outcomes from the municipal to the national level. Errion is engaged on issues critical to BMW including sustainability, trade and supply chain, environment, technology, and mobility. She also leads corporate citizenship initiatives for the Americas region.
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- Public Policy Board Board Member
Governor Jerry Brown appointed Mark Ferron in July 2015 to the California Independent System Operator Corporation Board of Governors. Ferron was reappointed in January 2016.
Ferron served as a member of the California Public Utilities Commission from 2011 to 2014. He was a partner at the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund and held several positions at Deutsche Bank, including managing director and chief operating officer at the Global Markets Division in London. He served as vice president at Salomon Brothers and at Security Pacific/Bank of America.
Ferron holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree in economics from Stanford University. A well-known advocate for clean energy and clean transportation, he also is on the Rocky Mountain Institute's Board of Trustees and is active with a number of environmental and other mission-driven organizations.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Electrify America LLC
Mark McNabb is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Electrify America LLC. He previously served as COO of Volkswagen of America, Inc. In this role, McNabb was responsible for the management of sales, after-sales and customer experience for the brand. McNabb came to Volkswagen in 2013 with more than 25 years of experience in the automotive business, most recently as the President and CEO of Maserati North America and Worldwide Commercial Director.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- Climate Counsel
Mary Nichols has devoted her life to protecting public health, reducing air pollution and fighting against climate change. As the longest-serving head of the California Air Resources Board, Nichols is credited with pioneering innovative regulatory and market-based programs that have improved public health and the environment across the country and around the world. Her tenure at CARB extended from 1979-1983, and 2007-2020 when her final term ended. Her career of service in public agencies, universities and nonprofit organizations has been recognized for a dedicated commitment to evidence-based problem solving that includes all stakeholders with a focus on providing benefits to all communities, particularly those most impacted by threats to public health. She currently is Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy; Senior Visiting Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability; and Professor of Law at UCLA Law School, and Vice Chair of the California-China Climate Institute at the University of California.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- Counsel to the International Law Firm of Gibson
Mel Levine is counsel to the international law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he was a partner for 19 years. He was a member of the U.S. Congress (D - CA), 1983-1993, and California Assembly (D - L.A.), 1977-1982. In public office, he was a leader on environmental and energy issues, having authored the California Solar Rights legislation and the California Energy Conservation tax credit as an Assemblyman.
Currently, he is Board of Commissioners President for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Advisory Board Chair at USC's Center on Public Diplomacy, Pacific Council on International Policy board member, and advisory board member of the Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, M.P.A. from Princeton University and A.B. from UC Berkeley. He and his wife, journalist Connie Bruck, have four children, Adam, Jake and Cara Levine and Ari Schlossberg.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- Sierra Club 's Executive Director
Michael Brune, the Sierra Club's executive director since 2010, is one of today's most inspiring and effective environmental leaders. Prior to joining the Sierra Club, Brune led Rainforest Action Network. Under Brune's leadership, the Sierra Club has grown to approximately 3 million supporters and is at the forefront of the drive to move beyond fossil fuels to 100% clean, renewable energy, while also protecting America's remaining wild places. A nationally recognized writer, speaker, and commentator on energy and environmental issues, Brune is the author of Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal (2010). He holds degrees in economics and finance from West Chester University in Pennsylvania.
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- Board of Directors Board Member
- Chief Commercial Officer for San Diego Gas & Electric
Miguel Romero is chief commercial officer for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), one of Sempra's California regulated utilities. As chief commercial officer, Romero is responsible for all commercial growth initiatives and a growing portfolio of clean energy strategies, innovations, and projects to support SDG&E's progress toward net-zero emissions.
Romero joined the Sempra family of companies in 2004, and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibilities in the development of renewable energy, energy storage, clean transportation, hydrogen, and other advanced clean energy technologies. In his most recent executive roles, Romero served as vice president of energy innovation as well as vice president of energy supply for SDG&E.
Romero holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of San Diego and a master's degree in international affairs & management from the University of California, San Diego.
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- Senior Director of Business Development
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- Maryland Department of the Environment
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- Events and Partnerships Manager
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- California State Transportation Agency