Experience

Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2021 - Present

  Providing research for the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative, with a focus on how 100% clean electricity goals interact with wholesale power market designs.

• • Feb 2015 - Sep 2021

  CESA is a national nonprofit coalition of state and municipal clean energy funds working with federal, regional, industry, and other stakeholders to promote clean energy markets and technologies.



PaulosAnalysis

• Principal

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Independent consulting and writing on clean energy policy, industry trends, and philanthropy. Services include writing and analysis, strategic and organizational development, and grant evaluation and advice. Current and recent clients include Berkeley Lab, the Resilient Power Project, the Green Ribbon Commission of Boston, GTM Research, Business Council on Sustainable Energy, the Energy Foundation, the Barr Foundation, America's Power Plan, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Writing clients include Greentech Media, POWER Magazine, Grist, and others. For more information see PaulosAnalysis.com. Show less



Solar United Neighbors

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Helping steer America's premiere grassroots solar advocate, SUN. Helping steer America's premiere grassroots solar advocate, SUN.



Berkeley Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Affiliate, Electricity Markets & Policy Group

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  I assist the Electricity Markets & Policy Department with research, communications, and data visualization. EMP conducts technical, economic, and policy analysis of energy topics centered on the U.S. electricity sector. Our current research seeks to inform public and private decision-making on public-interest issues related to energy efficiency and demand response, renewable energy, electricity resource and transmission planning, and electricity reliability. I assist the Electricity Markets & Policy Department with research, communications, and data visualization. EMP conducts technical, economic, and policy analysis of energy topics centered on the U.S. electricity sector. Our current research seeks to inform public and private decision-making on public-interest issues related to energy efficiency and demand response, renewable energy, electricity resource and transmission planning, and electricity reliability.



Berkeley Energy Commission

• Commissioner and Chair

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2022

  Appointed to serve on the citizen commission advising the City Council on energy and climate issues. Appointed to serve on the citizen commission advising the City Council on energy and climate issues.



Energy Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Director

  • Jun 2000 - Jun 2013

  The Energy Foundation is America’s largest funder of clean energy policy advocacy and research, with a goal of reducing carbon emissions from the utility, transportation, and buildings sectors. Over a 13 year career with the Foundation, I dispensed over $65 million to dozens of organizations working on utility efficiency, renewable energy, and biofuels. My main area of focus was renewable electricity, where my grant-making, strategic development, and management contributed to the adoption of policies that will increase demand for non-hydro renewables to at least 10 percent of US power supply by 2025. Show less

• Consultant

  • 1998 - 2000

  Independent consulting to clean energy clients, including the American Wind Energy Association, Windpower Monthly magazine, Union of Concerned Scientists, Energy Center of Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Appalachian Mountain Club, Energy Foundation, and others. Independent consulting to clean energy clients, including the American Wind Energy Association, Windpower Monthly magazine, Union of Concerned Scientists, Energy Center of Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Appalachian Mountain Club, Energy Foundation, and others.



Energy Center of Wisconsin

• United States
• Veterinary Services

• Researcher

  • 1996 - 1998

  ECW (now called Seventh Wave) is a non-profit research, development and demonstration company, seeking ways to improve the efficient use of energy for Wisconsin ratepayers, government and utilities. As a Research Analyst, I wrote reports on “green” marketing of energy and energy services and on energy efficiency topics including non-subsidy approaches to utility DSM, K-12 energy education, industrial compressed air energy efficiency, building-integrated photovoltaic systems, low-income energy assistance programs, energy efficient modular homes, video on new construction of energy efficient homes, ground source heat pumps, and contributions to the ECW web site. Show less



Abt Associates

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 1990 - 1993

  Abt Associates is a public and private-sector social science research firm, performing consulting and analysis primarily for federal government agencies. I did environmental policy consulting for various offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and private sector clients. My primary research area for EPA was environmental marketing as a non-regulatory approach to pollution prevention. Other areas of work included extensive research and writing on the economics and policy impacts of pollution prevention, water treatment, non-point source pollution, international regulation of toxic substances, and the macroeconomic impacts of environmental regulation. Show less


WMFO (Tufts University)
• Music Director and DJ

  • 1985 - 1988