Stephanie is a former managing director at RMI, where she lead the Carbon-Free Buildings Program. Stephanie’s work enabled a cost-effective, sustainable, and equitable path to building decarbonization — all-electric, efficient, grid-interactive buildings built with low-embodied carbon materials and powered with zero-carbon electricity. She is passionate about helping policymakers, utilities, businesses, and communities develop equitable, sustainable solutions for addressing climate change.
Background
Prior to joining RMI, Stephanie held several leadership roles at Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Company, one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Stephanie was most recently the director of Clean Transportation, where she led the utility’s electric vehicle initiatives in terms of strategy development, policy advocacy, stakeholder outreach, program design, management, and innovation. She also served as chief of staff to PG&E’s former CEO and president, supporting various initiatives, including senior executive utility strategy development. She also held other roles at PG&E, working on renewable energy policy, energy procurement, and demand-side analytics. Prior to PG&E, Stephanie worked at BSR, a global nonprofit business network and consultancy dedicated to sustainability.
Education
MBA (Hons), UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
MS (Hons), Earth Systems (Environmental Science & Economics), Stanford University
BS (Hons), Earth Systems, Stanford University
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