Kimberly Herb

About Kimberly Herb

At the Public Utility Commission of Oregon, our team conducts advanced technical and policy analysis to guide utilities in achieving decarbonization goals while balancing customer impacts and stakeholder priorities. By shaping and overseeing strategic utility planning, we align regulatory policies with climate objectives and ensure transparent engagement with executives and commissioners. With over five years in utility regulation and planning, I specialize in integrating climate policy into actionable strategies. My work emphasizes collaboration across sectors, prioritizing key policy issues, and translating complex regulatory challenges into practical solutions. Passionate about equitable energy development, I thrive in fast-paced, highly technical environments that demand both innovative thinking and stakeholder alignment.

Experience

1. Utility Strategy & Planning Manager

   Public Utility Commission, State Of Oregon

   Apr 2020 — Present · Salem, OR, US

   I lead a team of experts conducting advanced, technical, and policy analysis within the context of regulatory economics, to drive utilities to meet climate goals while achieving optimal outcomes for customers and people impacted by energy development.This includes developing, socializing, and ensuring execution of strategic direction in utility planning in a time of rapid decarboinzation. I collaborate across the organization and with stakeholders to identify and prioritize key policy issues; distill overall policy direction into all staff work; and ensure appropriate levels of engagement with executives and commissioners.In a fast-paced and highly technical work environment, I support my teams’ ability to produce their best work by cultivating a collaborative, authentic, creative, and accountable culture. In the spirit of working smarter, not harder, I employ a suite of analytics to facilitate sustainable high performance and protect healthy work-life balance.

Education

• St. John's College

  Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and History of Mathematics

  1993 — 1998

• La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison

  MPA, Energy Policy and Analysis

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Analysis
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Public Relations
• Sustainable Development
• Program Management
• Data Analysis
• Customer Relations
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy Policy
• Innovation Management
• Policy
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Cleantech
• Sustainable Energy
• Policy Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Governmental Affairs
• Project Management
• Renewable Energy
• Project Planning
• Thought Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy
• Nonprofits
• Strategic Communications
• Energy
• Program Development
• Environmental Awareness
• Public Policy
• Research
• Community Outreach