Jonathan Gordon

Deputy Director, Clean Energy Equity @New Jersey Board Of Public Utilities

Trenton, NJ, US

Oversee the OCEE and manage staff as they develop and implement clean energy policies,technologies, and programs, including energy efficiency programs, to better serve New Jersey’s overburdened communities by ensuring equitable participation in clean energy programs, reducing energy burden for our most vulnerable populations and advancing the equitable distribution of clean energy related benefits toward the goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.• Manage various clean energy and equity programs and projects, help develop related policies and programs for the Division, and assist in managing consultants, RFQs, grants, public meetings, stakeholder engagement, and program implementation.• Collaborate within the agency to incorporate equity considerations in all aspects of the Board’s policies, program development, and implementation. Collaborate with partner agencies in the implementation of relevant policies, programs, training, and education; liaise with community-based organizations; work within the communities to provide effective outreach on workforce training and program education initiatives; and foster dialogue between the BPU and community leaders to ensure that programs are effectively meeting their needs.• Develop, investigate, research, and propose other new clean energy and energy efficiency programs, program elements, and strategies for consideration.• Work with BPU teams to develop and implement programs through an equity lens, while leveraging the many existing Division programs that aim to serve overburdened communities; lead the Equity Working Group and other key energy efficiency initiatives, focusing on equitable access and participation in energy efficiency programs; lead the Workforce Development Working Group and seek to ensure expansion of diversity in workforce development; lead the Community Energy Plan Grant program; and help establish appropriatetargets as necessary for clean energy programs to ensure equity.

Franklin Pierce University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law

Franklin Pierce University

Bachelor's degree, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management