Lainie is a former Senior Associate with the US program at RMI, working to strengthen US climate leadership through actionable analysis of climate and energy policies and support of ambitious subnational actors. Lainie focused are developing and launching state-level policy simulator tools in partnership with Energy Innovation and supporting the America Is All In coalition.
Background
Lainie joined RMI after several years in economic consulting, where she provided analysis and served as a trusted advisor to clients on a diverse set of public policy issues. During her time in this role, Lainie helped develop public-facing reports, comment letters, analytical notes, and congressional testimony that contributed to impactful policy dialogues on issues ranging from emerging technology standards to the economic outcomes of infrastructure investment. Her work also included leading analysis to advise a heavy industry on key outcomes under a carbon pricing program, including by identifying pathways and tactics critical to charting an ambitious and achievable path to industry decarbonization.
Prior to this role, Lainie also conducted research on the history of US electrification and the lessons it offers for high-speed broadband connectivity, worked on telecom policy topics alongside FCC economists, and developed and proposed tax policy recommendations as a Mayoral Fellow in Providence, Rhode Island.
Education
A.B. Public Policy, Brown University
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