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With more than 25 years of service to the people of Oregon, Kate Brown is well-prepared to serve as Oregon's 38th Governor, making government more accountable and standing up for working families. From 2008 to 2015, Brown served as Oregon's Secretary of State, where she was a leader in increasing government transparency and accountability. In that office, Brown oversaw an Audits Division that identified millions in savings by increasing government efficiencies and rooting out waste. She streamlined business registration and licensing by implementing Business Xpress 'stop shop' that enables business owners and entrepreneurs to establish and run a business in Oregon without getting bumped around from state agency to state agency. Brown successfully implemented an online voter registration system, which made it easier for Oregonians to register to vote and saved taxpayer dollars. Oregon received national recognition for Brown's work utilizing technology to make it easier for active-duty service members and people with disabilities to vote. ▼

During a lifetime of Public Service Greg Nickels has served as a Mayor of Seattle, President of the United States Conference of Mayors, King County Councilman, Delegate to the United Nations and Harvard Fellow. Greg Nickels served 8 years as Seattle's 51st Mayor from 2002 through 2009. In September 2010, Nickels was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the U S Senate to be a Public Delegate to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Holding the rank of Ambassador, Public Delegates serve for a one-year term. While Mayor, Nickels led the effort to build light rail in Seattle and worked with regional leaders to tackle longstanding transportation problems like replacing the dangerous Alaskan Way Viaduct. Mayor Nickels made a strong commitment to public safety, achieving the lowest crime rate in over 40 years. He promoted investment in Seattle neighborhoods, supporting businesses to create good jobs. ▼

Spencer Reeder leads Vulcan's climate and energy work within its philanthropy group. Spencer's career spans over two decades of academic, government, and private-sector work in domestic and international science, technology, and related policy, including leading USAID's climate work in Vietnam under the agency's Climate Change Resilience Development program. Spencer served as a climate policy strategist within Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire's administration and prior to that conducted geophysical field research in Central Asia, South America, and Antarctica. Spencer is a lead author for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the 2014 National Climate Assessment and earned an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington. He was twice selected as a finalist for NASA's astronaut program.

Fouad Ahmed is a management consultant with P3 group, providing management solutions in hybrid and electric vehicle technologies, strategy consulting and product development. At P3 Fouad has provided his expertise to leading OEM's in the advancement of automotive technologies in connected and autonomous mobility, infrastructure and grid connectivity, and e-mobility. P3 is a global consulting, management and engineering services company, with a rapidly growing team of more than 3,600 consultants and engineers working to develop and implement innovative solutions to today's complex technology challenges and offering a broad portfolio of services and proprietary tools to the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and energy industries. Fouad is based at P3's Innovation and Technology Consulting Center in Portland, Oregon.

Charlie Allcock is the Director of Business Development at Portland General Electric, Oregon's largest electric utility. Charlie works with local, regional and state economic development organizations to enhance growth of existing businesses and attract new companies to the State of Oregon. Charlie leads regional and corporate initiatives on renewable energy, clean technologies and broadband communications including electric vehicles, solar, wind power generation and energy storage. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Forth (Electric Vehicle promotion) and the Portland Streetcar, Inc. He served on Oregon Governor Kitzhabers Ten-Year Energy Plan Task Force and was Vice-Chair of the Oregon Transportation Electrification Executive Council. In 2011, Charlie was recognized by Automotive News in the Electrifying 100 listing as a global leader in transportation electrification. A native of Kobe, Japan, Charlie is the past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Japan-America Society of Oregon and is an active member of the Japanese American National Museum Board of Governors and the US-Japan Council. ▼

Jeff Allen was hired in December 2011 as the first Executive Director of Forth, a state-supported initiative to catalyze the growth of Oregon's electric vehicle industry. Forth has leveraged over $15 million in outside investment in Oregon's rapidly growing electric vehicle industry. Under an MOU with the Governor and Oregon Department of Transportation, Forth also leads the "Energizing Oregon Coalition" to promote electric vehicle deployment. The Portland Business Journal awarded Forth an Innovation in Sustainability award in 2013, and Sustainable Business Oregon named Jeff one of its "15 people to watch" in 2014. Jeff previously served as Executive Director or organizational development consultant to several nonprofit organizations, including the Oregon Environmental Council, where he served as Executive Director from 1996-2006. He holds a Master's degree in public policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan.

Born in Costa Rica, Monica has worked on sustainability issues for over 20 years with a focus on Latin America. She is the Founder & Director of Nivela (nivela.org), a thought-leadership group. She co-founded and leads Costa Rica Limpia, a citizen-strategy group devoted to renewables and clean mobility(costaricalimpia.org). She is Senior Policy Adviser at E3G - in London and Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. She was a negotiator for Costa Rica in the international climate negotiations. She has been an independent consultant to many organizations including the OECD, WRI, ODI, NREL, ECF, Climate Works, CDKN, INCAE Business School, Estado de la Nacion-Costa Rica and the UN. Previously, she directed the "Sustainable Americas" project at the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and worked at Ministry of Foreign Trade in Costa Rica and Climate Change Capital in London. ▼

Rob Barrosa joined EVgo in July of 2013 to leads EVgo's OEM strategy and business development, working closely with automakers to provide critical infrastructure solutions to support their rollout of electric vehicles. With over 1,000 DC fast chargers in operation EVgo provides drivers with the most reliable and available public charging option in the United States. Prior to joining, Barrosa was with AeroVironment Inc., where he held several roles in product development, engineering, program management, and business development. While there, he helped start the EV Solutions group that provided charging products and services for the latest generation of electric vehicles. He was primarily responsible for leading the business and product development of AV's charging products and services. There he worked closely with automakers and infrastructure companies to develop the right set of solutions for their business needs.

Alan is the Market Manager for ReachNow in Portland, which launched in September 2016. He has more than 20 years of project/product management and marketing experience, with senior leadership, marketing and business development roles at Shorepower Technologies, Evo, Equifax, and Doxus. Alan has focused his career on managing the roll out of products and services on a national scale. Alan holds a degree in marketing and entrepreneurial studies from Babson College in Massachusetts, where he graduated with honors. He has consulted for a number of Fortune 500 companies on product development, marketing strategy, branding, naming, pricing, and positioning. Alan is a long-time advocate of electric mobility and drives a first generation EV.

Max Baumhefner works to make our nation's cars, trucks, and buses zero emission vehicles. He focuses on electrifying the transportation sector in a manner that also accelerates the transition to a smarter, more affordable electric grid powered by renewable resources. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Pomona College and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley. He is based in San Francisco.

Michael Berube leads the Vehicle Technologies Office for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). In this post, he leads an array of activities that help reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and secure a clean energy future. The Vehicle Technologies Office supports about $300 million in annual research funding for hybrid drivetrains, advanced batteries, lightweight materials, advanced combustion and fuels, vehicle systems integration, and Clean Cities deployment activities. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the automotive industry to his EERE post, specifically in the areas of environmental compliance, energy and safety policy, product development and marketing. He has worked on a broad range of electric vehicle, connected car and advanced powertrain initiatives. Michael also led multiple environmental and energy initiatives within the Chrysler Corporation. ▼

Dr. Vatsal Bhatt consults with the U.S. Green Building Council as the Director of Cities and Neighborhood Developments, where he helped conceptualize and make operational the LEED for Cities certification program. He co-leads Application Frameworks working group on the National Institute for Standards and Technology led efforts for developing "IoT Enabled Smart Cities Frameworks" and serves on the technical advisory group for the ISO's technical committee 268 for sustainable cities. As a senior energy policy analyst at the Brookhaven National Laboratory he has worked on various national and international assignments on energy systems analysis and low-carbon development for the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, universities, foundations, and international governments. Bhatt has led the USDOE's U.S.-India-China Cities Partnership for 2007-2014 and provided technical assistance to the governments of India and China and state and local governments on low-carbon urban growth strategies and EcoCity planning and implementation. He serves as a senior policy advisor to US Department of State managed US-China EcoPartnerships Secretariat. Dr. Bhatt is a lead author of the US Global Change Research Program's first-ever assessment of the "Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States", Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.5

Alexis Biddle was the Oregon Department of Transportation's Hatfield Fellow in 2015-16 and facilitated the launch of ODOT's Connected and Automated Vehicle Steering Team. Completing his law degree and Masters in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon in 2016, Alexis joined DKS Associates as their Smart Cities Policy Advisor. In this role, Alexis consults clients considering the costs, risks, and benefits of emerging connected, automated, electric and shared vehicle technologies. His interests include policies that could encourage electrification and mitigate risks of an autonomous system. In 2010, Alexis was a finalist in the Rock Skipping Championships in Franklin, Pennsylvania.

Rolf Bienert is the Technical Director of the OpenADR Alliance. In this capacity, Rolf oversees the technical developments and the certification program of the Alliance. Before going independent, Rolf was the Technical Manager for Telecom and the Global Competence Center for emerging communication protocols at leading test house. In this role, Rolf was involved in many international standardization efforts and guided the company's efforts in these areas. Rolf has been an active member of the NIST SGTCC, OpenADR Alliance, USNAP Alliance, SunSpec Alliance, ZigBee Alliance, and other organizations driving the development of new technologies with a specific focus on certification and interoperability. Rolf also served as Executive Director at Inventures, managing multiple industry standards.

Steve Bloch is the VP of Partnership Development at EV Connect where he is responsible for the development of strategic partnerships, creation of innovative sales programs, and management of all aspects of EV Connect's commercial sales & channel programs. Prior to joining EV Connect, Steve was the VP of Sales for AeroVironment's Efficient Energy Systems division where he led his team to have a dominate share of the residential electric vehicle charging station market through the development of strategic channel partnerships. He holds a Masters of Engineering and a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Linda is Co-Director of DOE Clean Cities since May 2008. Clean Cities is a voluntary program supporting 87 coalitions nationwide with the mission of reducing petroleum consumption in motor vehicles. She was the regulatory manager for Alternative Fuel Transportation Program fleet requirements at the U.S. Department of Energy from 2001-2008. She also has worked with the national energy laboratories to evaluate fuels on the basis of their environmental and energy benefits for inclusion under the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Transportation Program. In addition, Linda has provided input for legislative changes to the fuels and vehicles sections of various comprehensive energy bills. She has authored more than 100 articles on fuels and spoken at more than 100 energy-related events.

Josh is responsible for advising and assisting the Executive Director and Chairman in development and implementation of the PEV Collaborative strategic plan, goals and policies to accelerate the electric car and charging station markets in California. In addition, he oversees day-to-day operational direction across all programs, including leadership and guidance to staff. He maintains strong relationships with Collaborative members, leads business development activities and management of the work plan. He leads strategic development of Veloz, a new California-based electric car nonprofit. Josh holds MS and BS degrees from the University of California, Davis, and has authored several scientific publications. Josh drives electric!

Baerte de Brey is the Chief International Officer within ElaadNL. ElaadNL is the knowledge and innovation centre in the field of (smart) charging infrastructure and is owned by the Dutch DSOs. Responsible for analyzing the long-term effect of electric mobility on the electricity grids, Baerte helps building a sustainable business case around this transition. This includes vehicle2grids, EV-storage and customer behavior research. He graduated from Leiden University in 2001 with a law degree and received a MBA from Nyenrode Business University in 2006. As an expert for the European Commission he sometimes reviews collective European programs concerning EV interoperability and smart charging.

Tonia co-created and manages Washington's segment of the West Coast Electric Highway, an electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network along I-5 and other major roadways. Tonia was instrumental in the electric highway project from conception to implementation. She co-developed the project scope, helped secure federal funding, spearheaded the branding and marketing, and coordinated efforts with British Columbia, Oregon, and California. In collaboration with dozens of stakeholders, Tonia led the development of the Washington's Electric Vehicle Action Plan with policy recommendations to help the state reach its goal of 50,000 plug-in EVs by 2020. Tonia is now working to strengthen and expand Washington's highway charging network through the state's EV Infrastructure Pilot Program. Tonia is a seasoned professional with a passion for innovative and sustainable transportation projects. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University. Tonia is a co-chair of West Coast Electric Fleets and the Board Secretary for Plug In America. She lives and works in Olympia, Washington.

Eric is a recognized expert and innovation professional in the electric transportation and new mobility space. Prior to Plug In America, he held roles in strategy, product development and program management at GM, Boeing, and Tier One supplier Quantum Technologies. He later directed the global Automotive X PRIZE competition that awarded $10M to the winning teams achieving over 100 MPGe. As an independent consultant, Eric was a core member of the Department of Energy's Future Transportation Fuels Study, which advanced actions to overcome commercial barriers to electric vehicles (EVs) and accelerate consumer adoption. He earned an engineering degree from USC and graduate degrees in management and technology policy from MIT's Sloan School of Management. He was recently awarded a PhD in Transportation Technology and Policy at UC Davis where his study of the role of new car dealers in EV deployment won him recognition as Outstanding Student of the Year by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation. Dr. Cahill has been featured in The New York Times, Roll Call, The Detroit News, Automotive News and WIRED magazine.

As chief customer officer and vice president of Marketing and Public Affairs, Chuck Caisley leads the Energy Solutions and Public Affairs areas with responsibility for the company's small-scale generation projects, energy products and services platform, energy efficiency and demand response portfolio, community and customer strategy and communications, marketing, economic development, governmental affairs and public relations functions. He joined KCP&L; in 2007 as director of Governmental Affairs. ▼

Michele Chait has over 20 years of experience in the electricity sector. Since joining E3 in 2006, she has led finance and asset valuation and developed E3's practice supporting large users of electricity to achieve cost reductions. As rate consultant to the Port of Long Beach, she negotiated SCE's Rate Schedule ME which provides electric rate discounts supporting critical electrification and air quality improvement projects at the Port. These rate discounts are expected to yield over $300 million in savings over the term of the agreement. Her expertise also includes structured finance, power project development, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resources. She holds a BA in Mathematics and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Chicago.

Gina Coplon-Newfield joined Sierra Club staff in 2010 to lead a new national Electric Vehicles Initiative. Sierra Club is the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization with more than 2.7 million supporters and chapters in all 50 states. In her role, Coplon-Newfield coordinates a team of more than 30 staff from various departments and several volunteer leaders focused on electric vehicles (EVs) and transportation efforts. Areas of focus include: advocacy for city, state, and utility policies to accelerate EV adoption; advocacy for transit agencies to invest in zero emission buses; advocacy for strong federal vehicle and state ZEV regulations; and public outreach through such efforts as National Drive Electric Week, media outreach, and Sierra Club's online EV guide. Coplon-Newfield has 20 years of professional experience running campaigns for environmental, health, and human rights organizations, including Physicians for Human Rights, the US Campaign to Ban Landmines, Second Nature, and Green Corps. ▼

Genevieve Cullen is the President of EDTA, the cross-industry trade association promoting the electrification of transportation. Prior to becoming President, she served as EDTA's Vice President and lead the organization's policy and advocacy efforts. Genevieve has extensive public and private energy policy experience, including serving as energy counsel to two U.S. Senators and as a consultant to the Department of Energy. In her capacity as an advocate for private sector initiatives, Cullen promoted advanced technology solutions to diverse energy and environmental challenges. A graduate of Washington College of Law and Bucknell University, Genevieve is a member of the District of Columbia bar.

Jamie Dean is Program Director for The 11th Hour Project, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation, and directs the Foundation's program in renewable energy and transportation. Previously, Jamie led the Agriculture subprogram at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and worked for the U.S. Fair Trade Certification organization, Fairtrade USA. She has an MBA from the Haas School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from U.C.L.A.

Jessie Denver is the San Francisco Department of the Environment's Energy Program Manager where she leads a diverse team working on energy efficiency, renewables, energy storage and zero emission vehicle programs and policy development. Prior to joining the City, Jessie served as Program Director at the nation's leading solar policy advocacy organization, Vote Solar. With 20 years of experience developing energy policy and programs, she also served as the City of San Jose's Energy Officer, and began her career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an Environmental Scientist. Jessie is an adjunct faculty member in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University and has taught sustainable energy courses at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a Master's degree in Environment and Community Planning and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies with minors in Appropriate Technology and Environmental Ethics.

Andrew Dick is the Connected, Automated, and Electric Vehicle Advisor for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Andrew is responsible for advising ODOT on advanced technology vehicles and how the agency will have to respond to a changing transportation system. Previously, he spent seven years working on electric vehicle policy and ZEV program implementation for NESCAUM, the facilitator for the Multi-State ZEV Task Force. Andrew holds a Bachelor's in International Political Economy from Colorado College.

Claire Dooley is the Director of Market Development and Product Strategy at EVgo, where she leads emerging regulatory and technology programs supporting the organization's nationwide network of public EV charging stations. Claire's areas of focus encompass utility rates, energy storage, government affairs, and low-carbon credit markets. Claire holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University and a Master's Degree in Environmental Science & Management from UC Santa Barbara, where she participated in the Carbon Neutrality Initiative and Environment Defense Fund Climate Corps fellowships. Claire's former employers include Apple, Energy Solutions, and Deloitte Consulting.

Patrick joined BYD in 2004 and served as a lead design engineer for two years at BYD's Motor Development Division where he was responsible for engine modeling and performance analysis. Patrick relocated to BYD America Corporation's headquarters in Chicago in 2006 taking charge of BYD's market sales of cell phone batteries and key accounts. In 2012 Mr. Duan was transferred to Los Angeles and has since been promoted to the position of BYD's Vice President of Operations. Patrick received his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2004.

A younger Tim Echols was selected by the Atlanta Airport Rotary Club as "Student of the Year" from his high school in 1978. While at the luncheon, he met Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-a, a member of the Atlanta Airport Rotary Club. After the meeting, Truett invited Tim to come by his Hapeville office and there gave him a set of motivational tapes and a challenge. Echols said the tapes changed his life and as a result of listening to Zig Ziglar and his teaching, Echols set a goal to be a statewide elected official. After building a national non-profit organization, Echols ran for and was elected to statewide office in 2010 serving as Public Service Commissioner. His primary job is energy regulation. When Echols took office, Georgia was 34th in solar power. Now, 7 years later the state is 5th in the nation in approved solar.▼

James Ellis is the Director of Utility Solutions for ChargePoint, the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network. In this role, James advises electric utilities and other key stakeholders on electric vehicle trends, market engagement and investment opportunities, and supports the development of policies and programs to accelerate the adoption of EVs and EV charging equipment and services. Prior to joining ChargePoint, James served as the Director of Electrification and Electric Vehicles for Pacific Gas and Electric Company with a focus on developing products and programs to support customer needs in the fastest growing EV market in the United States (US). During this time, James also served as a board member for the California Electric Transportation Coalition and the California Plug-In Vehicle Collaborative, working with government and industry stakeholders to identify and advocate for accelerated transportation electrification through incentives, infrastructure, education and outreach initiatives. James has also held additional leadership positions in the automotive and utility industries, including EV Regional Manager for Nissan North America in the Corporate Planning and Sales & Marketing organizations and Senior Manager for Transportation and Infrastructure in the Environment and Technology Innovation organization at the Tennessee Valley Authority, developing and implementing electrification programs and metrics, leading utility plug-in readiness activities and carbon reductions strategies.

Jeffrey Esfeld has over 35 years of experience in Business & Technology Development, Sales & Marketing, and Private Equity Investments. He is one of the top EV sales and business development professionals in the United States, with a proven track record in the EV industry. He has a detailed knowledge of EV/PHEV electric powertrain technology, and has also developed one of the most detailed alternative fuel fleet total cost of ownership software apps available today. Mr. Esfeld has been involved with the development of plug in series electric powertrain technologies since 2003. Mr. Esfeld is currently the Director of Light Duty Fleet Sales for Workhorse Group Inc., a technology leader in Light to Medium Duty Electric and Range Extended Electric Trucks and Vans. Workhorse is currently developing the first US OEM built, range extended electric pickup truck, from the chassis up. Mr. Esfeld works with many of the largest fleets in the United States on their light duty fleet electrification strategy.

A strategic and innovative leader with a broad business, management and engineering experience, David has led the solid growth of Tritium, the company he founded, since 2001. He is passionate about bringing new and cutting-edge technology to the world, especially in the transport and energy sectors. With over a decade of experience designing and implementing power-electronic products, Dr. Finn is committed to developing innovative ways that electric vehicle infrastructure can deliver benefits beyond car charging.

Jean-Baptiste Gallo has 8 years of experience in research, development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies. In his role leading product marketing and grant initiatives, Jean-Baptiste sets the roadmap and feature definitions for the EDI product portfolio, as well as oversees the company's grant strategy and implementation. Prior to his role at EDI, Jean-Baptiste served as Senior Project Engineer for CALSTART, and as Control Systems Engineer for Groupe PSA in France. Jean-Baptiste holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université d'Orléans in Orléans, France. He also holds a Certificate in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California where he studied energy policy, environmental economics, electric power systems and sustainable transportation.

John Gartner is a Director at Navigant Research, leading the group's Transportation research and consulting efforts. He is the author of syndicated research reports covering electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, impact assessment of electric vehicles on the grid, electric vehicle information technology systems, ultracapacitors, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, stop-start vehicle technologies, and advanced automotive batteries. John has overseen dozens of consulting projects for automakers, Tier One suppliers, global fuels providers, utilities and government agencies, providing insights into the markets for alternative and electric drive vehicles and infrastructure deployment. He speaks frequently about transportation technologies at conferences around the world, and he is often quoted in major media outlets including The New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes magazine, and other publications. ▼

Jacob leads Portland General Electric's pricing and regulatory efforts in dockets focusing on electric vehicles, solar, and other renewables and smart grid issues. Prior to joining PGE, he worked in various pricing and rate design roles at Entergy. Jacob holds an MBA from the University of New Orleans, and a BA in Public Policy from Washington State University.

Mark Goody is Manager of Electric Vehicle Programs at FleetCarma where he works with electric utilities, government, research institutions, and fleets, to develop and implement various electric vehicle engagement programs. This includes emerging transportation and utility solutions that advance the adoption of electric vehicles and manage their integration into the smart grid. Prior to joining FleetCarma, Mark held various positions with government organizations across Canada with experience in transportation planning and delivering energy efficiency programs. Mark holds a Master's degree in Environment and Resource Studies and a Bachelor's degree in Environment and Business from the University of Waterloo.

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.

Sue Hall's work over the last 25 years with Climate Neutral Business Network has focused on supporting companies and other stakeholders create business-based solutions to environmental problems. A graduate from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 1991 (MBA, High Distinction, Baker Scholar), she was offered an HBS Charles Williams research fellowship to research how leading edge corporations could secure competitive advantage from their sustainability leadership. Her work has supported profitable sustainable innovation spanning most continents and dozens of major industries, focusing exclusively since 1998 on companies' strategic response to climate change. In 1999, supported by the broad stakeholder consensus which she forged, Hall pioneered the introduction of carbon neutrality to the US and world stage: her work resulted in the very first carbon neutral introductions spanning Interface, Shaklee, BP through to The Olympic Games and the Dave Matthews Band -- whose success has subsequently restructured markets world wide. ▼

Joe Halso is an Associate Attorney at the Sierra Club, where he works to electrify our nation's transportation sector. He focuses on accelerating EV adoption and fostering the transition to a smarter, cleaner and more affordable electricity grid. His work primarily consists of advocacy and litigation before utility regulators, as well as collaborating with a variety of stakeholders to advance clean transportation policies. Mr. Halso has particular expertise in the design of utility programs to deploy EV charging infrastructure and related legal and policy issues, including regulatory models for this new area of utility investment. He has addressed these issues across the country, including in cases before the California PUC which resulted in the approval of the three largest utility investments in EV charging infrastructure in the nation. Mr. Halso holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan, and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He is based in Denver, CO.

Maurice A. Henderson II Bio Maurice A. Henderson II serves as the Chief-of-Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Office of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. In that role he acts as the Mayor's primary advisor, Council and City Bureau liaison, and lead of the office's overall strategies. Before being appointed by Mayor Wheeler he served as the Assistant Director for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) where he joined in April 2015 after spending nearly a decade of service in a variety of executive leadership roles for the past three mayors of Washington, DC, including DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. He oversaw Maintenance and Operations, Internal Business Services, Development, Transit and Permitting as well as Asset Management. He also led the City of Portland's Top Seven Finalist UB Mobile PDX proposal in the first of its kind $40 million US Department of Transportation Smart Cities Challenge to which 78 total US cities applied. ▼

Zach Henkin is a Program Director for Forth, a non-profit public-private partnership founded to promote, support, Oregon's electric vehicle industry and to increase the adoption of alternative transportation options in the Pacific Northwest. Zach leads Forth's mobility programs bringing together collaborators and stakeholders to design and lead clean transportation projects. Zach has an MBA from Marylhurst University and volunteers his time on the board of Solar Oregon, the Oregon City Planning Commission, and the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission.

Amy Hillman is the Client Relations Manager for the Blink Network/ CarCharging. In this role, Amy works with private and public organizations to maximize public, private, fleet and workplace electric vehicle charging options. Previously, Amy worked with ECOtality and Sustainable Industries. She currently serves as Board Chair for Forth and participates on other sustainability and community related boards. Amy has an MBA from Presidio (formerly Bainbridge Graduate Institute).

Thor works with CLEAResult's new products development team, leading the design and delivery of electric vehicle programs for utilities serving residential and commercial-industrial customers. While at BPA, he served as subject matter expert for its Demand Response Technology Road Map, and managed several utility large energy storage pilots involving renewables, and demand response. At PGE, he developed the nation's #1 utility renewable power program, as ranked by the DOE's National Renewable Energy Labs. Thor is a recipient of the DOE's Green Power Pioneer award, as well as the DOE's Beacon Award.

Mr. Hughes is an electrical engineer for Burns & McDonnell, with a focus on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, SCADA and Engineering Access systems. While maintaining a high level of analytical and problem solving skills, he focuses on EV Infrastructure, coordinating with utilities, transit authorities, and government entities to evaluate the future of Electric Cars and Buses in North America. Additionally, he holds extensive experience with RTU programming, substation integration systems, substation LAN design, IEC 61850, NERC CIP compliance, SCADA systems, substation commissioning, protection and control systems, fiber and microwave networking, firewalls, SONET, and MPLS.

Lauren Isaac is the Director of Business Initiatives at EasyMile. Easymile provides electric, driverless shuttles that are designed to cover short distances in multi-use environments. Prior to working at EasyMile, Lauren worked at WSP where she was involved in various projects involving advanced technologies that can improve mobility in cities. Lauren wrote a guide titled "Driving Towards Driverless: A Guide for Government Agencies" regarding how local and regional governments should respond to autonomous vehicles in the short, medium, and long term. In addition, Lauren maintains the blog, "Driving Towards Driverless", and has presented on this topic at more than 50 industry conferences. She recently did a TEDx Talk, and has been published in Forbes and the Chicago Tribune among other publications.

Michael Jones is a entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience having formed and operated many companies with innovative products and disruptive business models. Challenging the world to find better solutions to the status quo drives him. Michael's diverse background includes stints as Chief Technology Officer of Flashcom, Sr. Product Manager for Core Mobility, CEO of Melior Chemical and President of Summit Technology. During his tenure at ChargePoint, he has been on the front line of multiple large-scale EV charging programs including ChargePoint America and BMW DriveNow, deploying thousands of EV charging stations throughout the United States.

As the power supply and strategic planning officer at Seattle City Light, Mike provides leadership in the business unit responsible for customer energy solutions, power marketing and strategic planning. He also serves on the boards of numerous organizations in the energy industry including the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Energy Northwest, and the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee (PNUCC). Mike has more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry with a broad range of areas including power plant operations, power marketing, quantitative analysis, IT operations, strategic planning and utility consulting. Mike has been a power plant engineer for both thermal and hydro generation, as well as a nuclear reactor operator. Mike began his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Mike and his wife, Jane, enjoy the hobby of winemaking and visiting their two adult children and four grandchildren in Florida. Seattle City Light is the 10th largest public power electric utility in the US, has the nation's longest running energy efficiency program, and has been greenhouse-gas neutral since 2005.

'It is my dream that everybody drives on renewable energy from the Sun!' Basically all renewable energy origins from the sun. In our current society, the regular car takes an important place and provides us freedom. The electric vehicle (EV) can take an even bigger position in our lives. It can help us to make the transition to renewable energy and a sustainable society. Smart charging technology combined with EV's can balance our electricity grid and maximize the use of renewable energy. For six years, Jurjen has been driving a full electric car on the energy from his own solar panels. Before, Jurjen worked at Accenture and the ICT and Consultancy industry. He holds an MBA degree from the University of Groningen. Jurjen is CEO and co-founder of GreenFlux. GreenFlux has over 6 years of hands on experience as an operator of EV charging infrastructure. GreenFlux developed a cloud based smart charging platform and a smart charging controller. ▼

Alex Keros works on advanced technology policy for General Motors. He is responsible for policy considerations and technical support for the commercialization of GM's advanced vehicle portfolio ranging from transportation electrification to urban mobility and autonomous vehicles. Through collaborative work across a variety of stakeholders, including automakers, utilities, regulators, local officials, and non-governmental organizations, Alex works to implement cutting-edge programs and create complementary policies that enable sustainable markets for advanced technologies. Alex has a unique balance of backgrounds which include project management, energy policy, environmental engineering, and business strategy. He has spent his career at General Motors engaging a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders to enable broader perspectives across business functions. Whether participating as a Commissioner in Massachusetts' Zero Emission Vehicle Commission, working with public utility commissions to explore electric vehicles' role in smart grid implementation, or leading policy considerations for Maven, GM's sharing platform, Alex remains focused on customer-enabling solutions. ▼

Kathy Kinsey is a Senior Policy Advisor with the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), where her work is focused on electric vehicle initiatives and implementation of the Multi-State Zero Emission Vehicle Action Plan developed by California and seven other states that have adopted the ZEV Mandate. Prior to joining NESCAUM in March of 2015, she served as Deputy Counsel, Senior Policy Advisor, and most recently, Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs and Operations with the Maryland Department of the Environment, where she worked for more than two decades on a broad range of environmental permit, enforcement, regulatory policy and operational issues, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) and other collaborative multi-state initiatives.

Jukka Kukkonen is the founder of PlugInConnect, a Minnesota-based electric vehicle market and technology consulting firm. He has helped organizations build successful strategies for the rapidly developing PEV market in the areas of apartment, condominium, workplace and DC fast charging. Jukka has given dozens of EV presentations and workshops since 2010. He has trained a wide variety of stakeholders, from architects and auto salespeople to utility company personnel and public utility commission staff. In 2012 he started the MN PEV Owners Circle that has grown to become one of the largest and most active regional plug-in vehicle owner groups in the nation. He also works as EV market advisor for Fresh Energy. In 2012, Jukka was honored with a Certificate of Recognition from Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton's office for his work with the EV market in Minnesota, and in 2013 he received the Sustainable St Paul Award.

After starting the Dutch Organization for Electric Transport and spending three years within the EV industry in The Netherlands, Tim saw the opportunity for Dutch clean-tech solutions on the US East Coast. In 2013, Tim moved to New York and started East Coast Electric to promote and create business for Dutch clean-tech companies and organizations, in cooperation with the ECE program EV-Box started in the US market. Since 2015, Tim leads EV-Box North America to deliver high quality and state-of-the-art EV charging products to the US market. "We did not stop using CDs because they didn't work anymore, we just found a better way to listen to music. The same is happening to cars today."

Robert has been involved with the automotive business virtually all of his adult life, including the last 32 years with American Honda. Robert has been in the Advanced Powertrain department since 2011, and was the project lead for the Fit EV and Accord Plug-In vehicles. In addition to currently working with various departments and dealers on the launch and sale of the Honda Clarity brand of electric vehicles (Fuel Cell, Electric, and Plug in Hybrid) a large part of Robert's activities involve interacting with Honda dealers, customers, and industry organizations to promote adoption of electric vehicles.

Megan Lohmann is Head of Community Energy Management for the Community Energy Association with over ten years of experience working with local governments and communities in developing energy and emissions plans, and facilitating implementation of a variety of energy initiatives. Megan lives in southeastern British Columbia and is the Regional District of East Kootenay Community Energy Manager. In this capacity, she has expertly navigated the development and implementation of Accelerate Kootenays, a strategy to deploy EV infrastructure in the Kootenays. Megan has in-depth scientific knowledge around climate mitigation and adaptation, and broad experience in integrating climate mitigation and adaptation strategies into municipal policy. Megan brings to her projects strong community engagement skills and significant experience in working collaboratively with local government officials, the public and First Nations.

PhD Angel López Rodríguez currently serves as Director of Barcelona's Electric Vehicle Program and Executive Director of the LIVE Platform, a public-private partnership that aims at promoting sustainable urban mobility in Barcelona. Prior to this, Mr. López served as Director for Mobility and Infrastructure at Barcelona City Council. In the past, he worked in major projects for the city councils of Madrid and Barcelona, the Catalonian regional government, the Spanish Directorate of Traffic (DGT) and the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, and had management responsibilities in private high-tech companies. His areas of expertise include traffic management, road safety and public transport systems. He holds a MSc and a PhD in civil engineering from Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

Dr. Nic Lutsey directs the International Council on Clean Transportation's electric vehicle work and co-leads the ICCT's United States activities. Nic manages the ICCT's role as the Secretariat for the International Zero-Emission Vehicle Alliance. He has co-authored 19 peer-reviewed journal articles and dozens of reports on technology potential, regulatory design, and cost-effectiveness for vehicles and alternative fuels. He received a B.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Transportation Technology and Policy from the University of California, Davis.

Lauren McCloy is the Legislative Director for the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, where serves as the commission's liaison to the state Legislature and the Governor's office, and develops and coordinates the UTC's legislative activities. Lauren was previously a policy advisor at the UTC, and has advised the commissioners on energy policy and legislative issues since 2014. Before joining the UTC's policy staff, Lauren worked as a Compliance Investigator in the UTC's Consumer Protection division. She has prior experience working for the Washington state Senate Ways and Means Committee, and for several non-profit organizations focused on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and consumer advocacy. Lauren has a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.S. in International Development from Tulane University Law School.

Lucy McKenzie is a Senior Consultant at Energy and Environmental Economics (E3), where she focuses on the economics of distributed energy resources. Lucy has led work for utilities in Washington State, New York and California that quantified the benefits of EVs to ratepayers, fleet managers and society as a whole, and the potential value of implementing smart charging measures. Collaborating with researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lucy recently assessed the potential value to the grid of advanced demand response and other flexible-load resources (including EVs) in a high-renewables future. For Pacific Gas and Electric, she built a model to identify optimal locations for public DC fast chargers and surveyed best practices for their siting. Lucy holds a Masters degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as Bachelors of Economics and Commerce (Finance and Accounting) from the University of Queensland in her home country of Australia.

Before joining the ZEV Policy Lab, Fei Meng was the program officer in the China Sustainable Cities Program of Energy Foundation China, working on the promotion of sustainable urban development through pilot demonstration, policy development, and capacity building. She joined EF China in October 2003. She received a bachelor's degree from the Department of Physics of Fudan University and a master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the Environment School of Tsinghua University.

Robert Meredith is the Manager of Pricing and Cost of Service for PacifiCorp. He is responsible for pricing and cost of service work for retail rates in PacifiCorp's state jurisdictions in Oregon, Washington, California, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. Robert assumed his present position in March 2016. Previously, he worked for PacifiCorp in various analytical roles within the Customer Service, Regulation, and Integrated Resource planning departments. Robert has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University.

Patricia Monahan is the Transportation Program Director at the Energy Foundation (EF), a philanthropic organization whose mission is to promote the transition to a sustainable energy future. The Transportation Program provides grants to a wide range of organizations to advance policies that improve vehicle efficiency, promote cleaner fuels, and support transportation electrification. Patricia worked for 10 years at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), where she was the California Office Director and Deputy Director for Clean Vehicles. She published numerous studies on the benefits of reducing pollution from cars, trucks, buses, and heavy equipment. She has worked on federal and California-specific legislation and regulations to reduce pollution from vehicles and fuels. Patricia spent eight years as a scientist working on air pollution and toxics issues at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ▼

As Exelon's Director of Utility Initiatives, Susan provides strategic national energy policy direction for Exelon's six electric utilities serving over 10 million customers. She works closely with Exelon's strategy, policy and regulatory groups to provide linkage between corporate policy positions and business strategies and plans. Susan also supports Exelon Utilities with external stakeholders and outreach campaigns. Issues of particular focus include EV infrastructure, renewable and microgrid integration, storage and rate design. Prior to joining Exelon, Susan served as the primary interface with the U.S. Congress, White House, federal agencies and national industry associations for Pepco Holdings, a company with multiples utilities in the Mid-Atlantic region. Issues of particular emphasis in her lobbying portfolio included critical infrastructure cyber and physical security, event response and recovery, grid resilience, and smart grid functionality. ▼

John Morris is the Vice President of Market Development for D+R International. An energy consulting that furthers the advancement of energy efficient technologies with an eye toward preserving natural resources. Specifically; John delivers market development services in transportation, indoor agriculture and microgrids. Previously, John was the Policy and Regulatory Affairs Director for CLEAResult where he managed energy efficiency policy in 14 Western States and Canadian Provinces. John is also a co-founder and board member of the Resource Innovation Institute. The mission of this nonprofit organization is to provide certification standards, technology reviews and a market based platform for best practices on resource conservation in the cannabis industry. John serves on the board of Northwest Energy Efficiency Council an energy efficiency industry association. For NEEC, John chairs the Energy Policy Committee. John has served on the board of Forth for the past 3 years. At Forth, John is on the Executive Committee and chairs the Utility Working Group.

Salim Morsy is an Advanced Transport analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, based in New York City. He focuses on the electrification of the global transportation sector as well as new mobility business models. Prior to joining Bloomberg in 2011, he worked in energy derivatives trading and strategy consulting. He has a BA from Bard College, and MSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from NYU.

Nick Nigro is the founder of Atlas Public Policy, a policy tech firm whose mission is to equip businesses and policymakers to make strategic, informed decisions. Atlas uses new technology and publicly available data to create innovative approaches to cleantech market development. Prior to starting Atlas, Nick was the Senior Manager of Transportation Initiatives at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), where he developed C2ES’s strategy to save oil and reduce greenhouse gases from the transportation sector. He led two multi-year initiatives focused on innovative business models and state policy frameworks to accelerate the deployment low-carbon vehicles. In a prior life, Nick spent six years as an engineer and manager in the high-tech industry at Oasis Semiconductor in Waltham, Massachusetts. Nick holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Simon Ouellette is the CEO of Mogile Technologies Inc. Simon has led Mogile Tech as it became a trusted reference in the North American EV space with its ChargeHub platform. The ChargeHub platform is used by over 200,000 current and future EV drivers. It serves as their guiding light to help them make informed decisions, both on their EV acquisition journey and once they become EV drivers. On a daily basis, Simon works closely with automakers, their dealerships networks, charging infrastructure providers and governments, to help accelerate the uptake of EVs in North America through software solutions that streamline the education and EV buyer journey.

Terry is responsible for product strategy and market development for EVgo. The company is the leading provider of fast charging to electric vehicles of all makes. Terry's responsibilities include a $100 million investment to build electric vehicle (EV) charging networks throughout California, regulatory and legislative initiatives, marketing, communications, technology demonstration programs and pricing strategy. Prior to joining EVgo, Terry was Executive Director of Environment Now foundation, a strategic, entrepreneurial, activist leader in California. The organization founded dozens of activist environmental organizations protecting air, land and water quality in California and Mexico. In 2007, Terry cofounded Move LA and developed LA County's Measure R, which over 67% of voters approved in 2008 and is contributing over $40 billion to transit investment countywide. ▼

Román Partida-López is the Senior Equity Specialist at the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) where he focuses on ensuring CSE's clean energy programs and initiatives are properly focused on communities who can benefit the most from such investments, with a focus on impacted communities and low-to-moderate income households. Highly influenced by his hometown of National City, CA, a neighborhood impacted by poverty and air pollution, Román advocates for clean energy equity broadly in public investments on behalf of CSE. He has worked on legislation to help increase awareness and accessibility of clean transportation programs in California and throughout the Northeast. Román holds a bachelor's degree from University of San Diego and a J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Prior to joining CSE, Román was the Environmental Equity Legal Fellow at The Greenlining Institute, a policy, research and advocacy organization focused on bringing resources to communities of color and low-income communities.

A Belgian national, Johan is global Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ABB's fast growing EV Infrastructure business. Johan joined ABB mid 2011 when ABB acquired Dutch EV Charging start-up company Epyon Power. At Epyon, Johan helped build an emerging DC fast charging solution to its global market leadership today. Before Epyon, Johan spent seven years in Silicon Valley, where he held key business development as well as sales and marketing positions for several companies including Philips Digital Transmission Systems, Philips Software, NXP Software and Geotate. Prior to that, he held business development positions at IMEC Belgium, Uniden Europe and PKI Germany. Johan has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

Lynn Peterson is currently working with State Department of Transportations across the United States to train and implement Performance Based Practical Design (an alternative project development and delivery methodology that results in lower cost, context appropriate designs). She is also currently running for office in the Portland Metro region, population of 1.8M people, for the position of Metro Council President. Metro is the only elected regional government in the country. She was most recently the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation. Peterson oversaw an agency of 6,800 employees, with responsibility for 18,600 lane miles of highway, 3,700 bridges, general aviation airports, passenger- and freight-rail programs, and the Washington State Ferry system, the nation's largest. During her tenure at WSDOT Peterson brought a renewed focus on agency efficiencies, accountability and investments in a multimodal system. She also supported WSDOT's partnerships with cities and counties, businesses, transit and non-motorized transportation interests to cost-effectively build safe and healthy communities everywhere in Washington state. ▼

Jim Piro is President and Chief Executive Officer of Portland General Electric (PGE), and has 41 years experience in the utility business. Prior to becoming CEO in 2009, he served nine years as executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. A 1974 graduate of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., Piro earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in California and, before working at PGE, worked as a civil engineer for San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Piro serves on several boards and is chair of Greater Portland Inc. and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Investment Council. He is a member of the Oregon Global Warming Commission and is active in the business and utility industries, both locally and nationally, serving on the boards of the Oregon Business Council and the Edison Electric Institute. He is also a member of the Electrification Coalition, a national group of business leaders advocating for policies that support electric vehicles. He serves also on the Oregon State University Foundation and the PGE Foundation.

Karl Popham is the first and current Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies Manager at Austin Energy, the nation's 8th largest public power utility. He has had the unique viewpoint to lead from the ground up its EV program strategy, operations, policy input, business models, and projects. This includes the Plug-in EVerywhere™ network, rebate programs, an award-winning marketing campaign, the "Electric Drive" project, city EV fleet rollout, autonomous EV planning, EV-grid integration pilots, and a residential time of use rate called EV360. Under his leadership, his team won 5 US Department of Energy grants, a State of Texas Innovation Grant, and a philanthropic grant, totaling over $7M. Karl has been the Principal Investigator (PI) on three federal grants to include two successfully completed transportation electrification grants. He has published several articles on electrification and emerging trends, is a research contributor, and is a book co-author of "Smart Cities: Applications, Technologies, Standards & Driving Factors" to be published in 2017.

As Executive Director for the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), Dan Raudebaugh has dedicated the last 22 years to fostering environmental and energy sustainability and creating jobs within US emerging technology sectors. He has developed, secured funding for, and managed a varied portfolio of cost-shared research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects exceeding $400 million. Mr. Raudebaugh leads a staff of experienced engineers and project managers who are committed to improving the efficiency and sustainability of US energy and transportation systems. Under his guidance, CTE has successfully partnered with the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Interior, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, and Federal Railroad Administration, among others. No other organization or individual in the country has enjoyed such sustained success in integrating the advancements of small, start-up companies into the global energy and transportation technology mainstream. Through his work at CTE, Mr. Raudebaugh ensures that new and promising technologies have the opportunity to flourish through demonstrations and ultimately deployment into the marketplace - thus reducing US dependence on foreign oil, cleaning the air, and helping create US jobs in the critical technology sector. ▼

Spencer Reeder leads Vulcan's climate and energy work within its philanthropy group. Spencer's career spans over two decades of academic, government, and private-sector work in domestic and international science, technology, and related policy, including leading USAID's climate work in Vietnam under the agency's Climate Change Resilience Development program. Spencer served as a climate policy strategist within Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire's administration and prior to that conducted geophysical field research in Central Asia, South America, and Antarctica. Spencer is a lead author for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the 2014 National Climate Assessment and earned an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington. He was twice selected as a finalist for NASA's astronaut program.

Laura Renger is the Principal Manager of Air & Climate in the Regulatory Affairs organization at Southern California Edison (SCE). In this position, Laura leads a team responsible for the utility's regulatory and legislative policy concerning air quality, climate change and transportation electrification. As the regulatory lead for transportation electrification programs, Laura routinely speaks to a wide-variety of audiences, including conferences and industry events domestically and internationally. She has testified twice before California Public Utilities Commission concerning the implementation of the transportation electrification provisions of SB 350 and serves as SCE's lead for the transportation electrification proposal that was filed at the CPUC on January 20, 2017. ▼