Session : CAPTAINS OF THE FUTURE: EMPOWERING CHANGEMAKERS

Sarah Derdowski

Executive Director, Global Energy Management Program, University of

Colorado Denver Business School

Leader with more than 15 years in energy education, building relationships between industry and academia. She is the Executive Director of Global Energy Management at CU Denver Business School. The GEM program is an ALL energies program that provides, graduate, public and professional education whose mission is people, purpose and energy. Recognized as a Top Woman in Energy in 2019 she is an advocate for energy dialogue across all sectors, enhancing workforce development during the energy transition. She sits on Women’s Energy Network Global Board, Nation Renewable Energy Lab’s West Gate Advisory Council, JP Morgan Commodity Center Advisory Council and is a Director on Western Freedom’s Board. Previous roles with the Canadian Consulate, and the UNFPA in Sarajevo. She is a Gabr Fellow with a Master’s from the University of Denver, and BA from Wesleyan College in both in international relations and economics. She is an avid mountain biker, boy mom, women in energy advocate.