Jesse Cohen

Jesse Cohen

Senior Associate
  • Carbon-Free Electricity

Jesse is a senior associate with RMI’s Carbon-Free Electricity practice, helping advance the global transition to cost-effective, secure, and low-carbon power systems. His work focuses on using grid modeling and economic analysis to support robust utility planning, investment, and regulation across geographies.

Background

Before RMI, Jesse was a senior research analyst with the Brattle Group. At Brattle, he specialized in energy system modeling, with a focus on battery storage and demand flexibility. At Brattle, he helped dozens of clients across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors advance effective policies and make profitable investments in new energy technologies.

Jesse received his master’s degree from the Yale School of the Environment. As a graduate student, he helped the City of Ithaca, New York, advance its climate justice goals, advised an impact investor on opportunities for low-carbon, resilient power system development in India, and published on equitable implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Education

Master of Environmental Management, Energy Policy, Yale School of the Environment
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and Economics, Wesleyan University