Bipartisan leadership

Honorary Board of Advisors

Members of Congress from both parties bring national perspective to the Alliance’s work advancing energy efficiency.

Chris Coons
Honorary Vice Chair

Chris Coons

U.S. Senator · Delaware (D-DE)

Don Bacon
Honorary Advisor

Don Bacon

U.S. Representative · Nebraska’s 2nd District (R-NE-02)

Nikki Budzinski
Honorary Advisor

Nikki Budzinski

U.S. Representative · Illinois’ 13th District (D-IL-13)

Sean Casten
Honorary Advisor

Sean Casten

U.S. Representative · Illinois’ 6th District (D-IL-06)

Kathy Castor
Honorary Advisor

Kathy Castor

U.S. Representative · Florida’s 14th District (D-FL-14)

Judy Chu
Honorary Advisor

Judy Chu

U.S. Representative · California’s 28th District (D-CA-28)

Sharice Davids
Honorary Advisor

Sharice Davids

U.S. Representative · Kansas’ 3rd District (D-KS-03)

Mike Kelly
Honorary Advisor

Mike Kelly

U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 16th District (R-PA-16)

Robin Kelly
Honorary Advisor

Robin Kelly

U.S. Representative · Illinois’ 2nd District (D-IL-02)

Mike Lawler
Honorary Advisor

Mike Lawler

U.S. Representative · New York’s 17th District (R-NY-17)

Edward Markey
Honorary Advisor

Edward Markey

U.S. Senator · Massachusetts (D-MA)

Dina Titus
Honorary Advisor

Dina Titus

U.S. Representative · Nevada’s 1st District (D-NV-01)

Paul Tonko
Honorary Advisor

Paul Tonko

U.S. Representative · New York’s 20th District (D-NY-20)

Mark Warner
Honorary Advisor

Mark Warner

U.S. Senator · Virginia (D-VA)

Peter Welch
Honorary Advisor

Peter Welch

U.S. Senator · Vermont (D-VT)

Ron Wyden
Honorary Advisor

Ron Wyden

U.S. Senator · Oregon (D-OR)

Governance

Board of Directors

Rick Thigpen
Chair

Rick Thigpen

PSEG · Senior Vice President, Corporate Citizenship

Craig Smith
1st Vice Chair

Craig Smith

Seattle City Light · Chief Customer Officer

Hakan Yilmaz
Director

Hakan Yilmaz

Carrier Energy · President, Carrier Energy & Chief Sustainability Officer

Duane Baldwin
Director

Duane Baldwin

TRC Companies · Vice President, Advanced Energy

Gregory Elcock
Director

Gregory Elcock

Con Edison · VP, Customer Clean Energy Programs

Bob Hinkle
Director

Bob Hinkle

Metrus Energy · President & CEO

Philip Roy
Director

Philip Roy

ComEd · Director, Clean Energy Solutions

Brian Stonerock
Director

Brian Stonerock

Southern California Edison · Director, Advanced Energy Solutions

Experience & insight

Global Leadership Council

Leaders across the energy sector bring their expertise in policy, technology, markets, and innovation to the Alliance.

Chris D. Anderson
Council Member

Chris D. Anderson

Rayburn Electric Cooperative · General Counsel & Strategic Business Advisor

Doug Arent
Council Member

Doug Arent

NREL Foundation · Emeritus Executive Director

Steve Hauser
Council Member

Steve Hauser

Association of Edison Illuminating Companies · Chief Executive Officer

Alex Kizer
Council Member

Alex Kizer

EFI Foundation · Executive Vice President

Tom Kuhn
Council Member

Tom Kuhn

Global Energy Advisors · President & Chief Executive Officer

Kasparas Spokas
Council Member

Kasparas Spokas

Clean Air Task Force · Director, Electricity Program

Christi Tezak
Council Member

Christi Tezak

ClearView Energy Partners · Energy Expert & Strategist

Sue Tierney
Council Member

Sue Tierney

Analysis Group · Senior Advisor

Chase Weir
Council Member

Chase Weir

Distributed Sun · Chief Executive Officer

Staff

Staff