Rebecca Goold

Experience

1. President & Principal Consultant

   2r Group

   Jul 2019 — Present

   Consultant to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) acting as the Project Coordinator of the Policy+Innovation Coordination Group (PICG) under the California Electric Procurement Investment Charge (EPIC)$1.5B Program to align state funded research, development and demonstration (RD & D) with state policy•Consultant to the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) and Illinois Climate Bank (ICB) designing and implementing over $400M in federally funded grant and loan programs across grid resiliency, the built environment, transportation and clean power.•Led content and logistics for Grid Forward’s June 2025 Wildfire Symposium, bringing together utilities, first responders, regulators, technology providers, and other stakeholders to advance wildfire resilience and mitigation solutions.•Played a key role in a small consulting team to develop Illinois EPA\'s Illinois Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and the Illinois Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) application to EPA, securing a $430M award to fund clean transportation, buildings, agriculture, and industry programs•Key member of the administration team facilitating over $250M in DOE funded Grid Resilience and Partnership Program (GRIP) applications across various project submissions•Coalesced a consortium that was awarded $38M under the GRIP program to deploy technology and asset management solutions to mitigate wildfire ignition risk. Responsible for organizing and sharing learning within and across like-type GRIP projects•Advise state and private entities on public-private partnerships to deploy clean technologies, transmission, and grid resilience solutions.•Manage a portfolio of over 300 renewable real properties, responsible for portfolio optimization and investor communications•Support Grid Forward by managing member working groups, performing member outreach, and coordinating content creation for virtual and in-person events.

Education

• Danish Institute for Study Abroad

  Sustainable Development

  2011 — 2011

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

  Bachelors of Science in Business, Public Policy

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Fundraising
• Sustainable Development
• Social Media
• International Development
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Financial Modeling
• Social Networking
• Energy Management
• Community Outreach
• Grassroots Organizing
• Strategic Planning
• Editing
• Teamwork
• Politics
• Policy Analysis
• Canvassing
• International Relations
• Renewable Energy
• Access
• Wind
• Analysis
• Government
• Public Speaking
• Carbon
• Research
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Analysis
• Strategic Communications
• Sustainable Energy
• Financial Analysis
• Smart Grid
• Carbon Management
• Environmental Policy
• Leadership
• Energy Policy
• Event Planning