C3E Ambassadors are distinguished senior executives, academics, government officials, and thought leaders who serve as role models and advocates for women in clean energy. They represent the C3E program at public forums and work to strengthen the recruitment, retention, and advancement of highly qualified women in the energy field. Ambassadors select the annual C3E Award winners and provide strategic input on the C3E Initiative.
C3E Ambassadors
Associate Vice President and Chief Alliance Officer, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University
Independent Director on Corporate Boards
Precourt Family Professor of Energy Science Engineering, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy and Woods Institute for the Environment
Managing Director, Stanford Natural Gas Initiative, and Co-Managing Director, Stanford Hydrogen Initiative
President and CEO, Susan Brennan Leadership LLC
Executive Director, MIT Energy Initiative
Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
Executive Vice President, Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure, ICF
Global Co-chair of Energy, Infrastructure and Hydrogen, Baker Botts
Founding President and Principal Engineer, Brendle Group
President, Christine Ervin Co.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DF Strategies, LLC
President, Alliance to Save Energy
Corporate Board Member and Industry Advisor; Former Head of External Affairs and Government Relations, North America, LG Energy Solution
President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Chief External Affairs Officer, Exelon Corporation
President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association
President, Ide Energy & Strategy; Board of Directors, NorthWestern Energy
Professor of Practice and Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Fletcher School, Tufts University
President & CEO, Hawaiian Electric
Chief Executive Officer, Elemental Impact; Founding Partner, Earthshot Ventures
Partner, Asterra Partners
President, Galena Strategies LLC
President and Founder, Sustainable Energy Solutions, LLC
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, TeraWatt Infrastructure
Manager of Graduate Studies, Texas A&M University at Qatar
President and Co-Founder, AltaRock Energy, Inc., and Senior Advisor, Cyrq Energy, LLC
President and CEO, Portland General Electric
Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Deputy Director, Federal Energy Management Program, Office of Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy
Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Invenergy LLC
CEO, Long Duration Energy Storage Council
Board Member and Senior Advisor, Malta, Inc.
Senior Vice President for Policy, Clean Energy Buyers Association
Senior Program Advisor, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Director, Better Buildings Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy
Laboratory Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Executive Director, Cummins Electronics
Executive Director, Energy Institute at Colorado State University
Board Director, Correlate Energy
Interested in Becoming a C3E Ambassador?
We welcome suggestions for future C3E Ambassadors. Please submit suggestions via this form for consideration. C3E Ambassadors are highly qualified women and men who are leaders in clean energy and champions of gender equality. Ambassadors typically have more than 20 years of experience in the clean energy field. Ambassadors work as part of the C3E community to drive change and recognize and support mid-career women in their work.
C3E Ambassadors emeriti
Rachael Beitler
Marilyn Brown
Kateri Callahan
Judy Chang
Amy Chiang
Karen Conover
Nathalie Duval-Couetil
Karina Edmonds
Amy Francetic
Lisa Frantzis
Bobi Garrett
Paula Gold-Williams
Dian Grueneich
Julia Hamm
Katherine Hamilton
Catherine (Katie) Jereza
Kristina Johnson
Melanie Kenderdine
Nancy Kete
Constance Lau
Robert Marlay
Rose McKinney-James
Judy Perkins
Nancy Pfund
Maxine Savitz
Kim Saylors-Laster
Christine Eibs Singer
Mary Anne Sullivan
Fiona Taylor
Dymphna van der Lans
Richenda Van Leeuwen
Carter Wall
Alla Weinstein
Seth Weissman
Maja Wessels