Commission Members
Commission Members
Commission: Member Biographies
The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy ( the Commission) was established in 2012 to to identify solutions for increasing U.S. energy productivity and aid in jump starting the economy. Members of the Commission represent a balance of political perspectives; a diversity of gender, ethnicity, and professional disciplines; and key economic sectors. This diversity was intended to guarantee that the Energy 2030 recommendations are fully vetted and non-biased, and present the greatest credibility to policy and decision makers.
Commission Chairmen
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), elected to Congress in 2008, has reached across the aisle to revive the economy, support small business, reduce the deficit and champion energy efficiency. As governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006, Warner revived the state’s economy by bringing 135,000 new jobs into Virginia, supporting public education, and turning a record budget deficit into a surplus. | |
Tom King was named National Grid US president in 2007. In 2012 King touted the 20th anniversary of National Grid’s EE program, which collectively cut customers’ electricity bills by more than $2.5 billion. King’s long history in the energy industry includes service as president of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation, president and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and senior posts with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and several Enron affiliates. |
Commission Members
Dr. Dan Arvizu National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Fred Krupp Environmental Defense Fund | ||
Frances Beinecke Natural Resources Defense Council | Alex Laskey Opower | ||
Gregory Bridgeford Lowe’s | Dr. J. Michael McQuade United Technologies Corporation | ||
Jorge Carrasco Seattle City Light | Michael Melaniphy American Public Transportation Association | ||
General Wesley Clark (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark & Associates |
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Michael Eckhart Citigroup | Susan Story American Water | ||
Anthony Eggert Policy Institute for Energy, Environment & the Economy, UC Davis | Don Sturtevant J.R. Simplot Company | ||
Carol Eicher Dow Building & Construction | Susan Tierney Analysis Group | ||
Sherri Goodman CNA | Eisuke Tsuyuzaki Panasonic Corporation North America | ||
International Advisory Council | |||
Amit Bando International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) | Dr. Tienan Li Center for Industrial Energy Efficiency, China | ||
Stefan Buettner Office Manager & Senior Parliamentary Researcher & Advisor to David Torrance, Member of Scottish Parliament | Ambassador Staffan Tillander Ambassador from the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the Rio_20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development | ||
Technical Advisors | |||
Henry A. "Hank" Courtright Electric Power Research Institute | Dr. Mark Alan Hughes Penn Design & EEB Hub | ||
Ron Edelstein Gas Technology Institute | Steven Nadel American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy | ||
Bill Fulton Smart Growth America | Dr. Lisa V. Wood Innovation Electricity Efficiency An Institute of the Edison Foundation | ||
Dr. Paula Gant American Gas Association | |||
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