Beth Hartman is a former manager with the US Program, and previously worked as chief of staff in the Office of the CEO and a manager with the Electricity Practice. She supported a variety of initiatives focused on innovation in the industry including eLab, launching Third Derivative and Canary Media, and collaborating with external partners such as the World Economic Forum and the Energy Transitions Commission. She joined RMI in August 2018.
Background
Prior to joining RMI, Beth was at EPRI leading the Incubatenergy Network (labs.incubatenergy.org), a community of over 20 clean energy incubators and accelerators that have collectively supported more than 500 startup companies focused on solutions for transitioning to a more sustainable economy. For almost three years prior to joining EPRI she was a Senior Analyst at E Source where her research focused on utility customer engagement and marketing strategies, and before E Source she worked as marketing manager at Simple Energy after the company completed the Techstars Boulder program. Beth also completed a year-long fellowship at the Silicon Flatirons Center at the CU Law School where she managed the CU New Venture Challenge student business plan competition and published reports on topics including smart grid, privacy and entrepreneurship.
Education
MA, University of Colorado