Leia Guccione

About Leia Guccione

Managing Director at RMI - Naval Reservist and Commanding Officer of NCB 18 -…

Experience

1. Managing Director

   RMI

   Oct 2019 — Present

   Managing Director of RMI’s US Program - Lead RMI’s research and collaboration efforts to create an ambitious, unified, inclusive, and sustained US clean energy and climate movement- Lead a team of 30 RMI professionals with policy and economic development expertise - Engages energy leaders at the federal, regional, state, and sub-national levels with cutting-edge research and analysis, and leading communications and collaboration support - Currently focused on the opportunity to reform and bring innovation to conventional policy and regulatory paradigms to support equitable and inclusive deep decarbonization in the U.S. Prior Managing Director for RMI\'s Carbon-Free Electricity Program - Led a team of 65 RMI professionals with CFE expertise - Supported multiple engagements with utilities and corporate partners - Focused on improving innovation programs and helping organizations to set and execute ambitious strategies for decarbonization-Led engagements with corporations and cities to support them in their procurement and deployment of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced energy solutions such as microgrids- Special expertise and thought leadership in microgrids, campus energy systems, industrial ecosystems, distributed generation and storage, and renewable energy procurement strategies- Additional areas of expertise include the use of collaborative processes for complex problem-solving and IT solutions for improved collaboration.