Julia Souder

Chief Executive Officer, Long Duration Energy Storage Council

Ambassador

Julia Souder is a strategic executive with over 20 years of expertise in the energy and environmental sectors as a coalition builder, change maker, and motivator for inclusive implementation. She is a long-time advocate of clean energy technologies and equitable transitions. Souder is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the LDES Council, a global non-profit working to accelerate decarbonization through the acceleration of long-duration energy storage (LDES). As CEO, she leads strategy and vision to enable the advancement and scale of LDES deployment in the energy transition worldwide. In addition, she serves as the Chair of the Global Renewables Alliance, of which the LDES Council is a founding member, and sits on the Board of the Keystone Policy Center. 

Previously, Souder was the President and Founder of JAS Energies, a clean energy and grid planning consultancy.  She was also a director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she oversaw energy policy creation and implementation with a focus on grid operations and transmission planning. She has also worked in multiple roles at the U.S. Department of Energy and served as Director of Intergovernmental Relations for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and as a Project Developer for Clean Line Energy Partners.      

Souder earned a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Relations from Oregon State University.