Terry Sullivan

About Terry Sullivan

Clean energy, climate, and data expert in local government with 20 years of professional experience in climate policy, program management, data analysis, energy efficiency consulting, and commercial construction management. At King County I currently work to lead climate and energy initiatives under our Strategic Climate Action Plan. Previously I worked for the City of Seattle implementing and developing leading building climate policies for the Office of Sustainability and Environment. And I worked for a clean energy consulting firm that specializes in research to optimize energy efficiency, demand response, and renewable energy programs for utilities and other organizations. Overall, my career focuses on advancing clean energy and climate goals through effective program and project implementation in local government, data management and analysis, energy efficiency market research, and market transformation. Professional Expertise:• Project and program management• Data analytics and reporting• Local government leadership and elected official engagement • Developing and deploying technology solutions for program/policy implementation• Building electrification/decarbonization strategies• Leading with equity in transforming how buildings use energy• Clean energy/energy efficiency program evaluation• Workforce development + stakeholder engagement

Experience

1. Buildings and Energy Manager, Executive Climate Office

   King County, WA

   Jul 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Led successful acquisition of over $60 million to support clean energy and building decarbonization programming, with a focus on projects in frontline communities. Oversee team of 8 implementing programming in communities in King County and the Puget Sound region. Government Relations - Manage federal, state, and local climate policy engagement for the Climate Office. Pursuit of External Funding - lead coordination of federal and state climate grant/funding strategy for clean energy and building decarbonization with an equity focus. Lead on King County\'s use of direct pay credits, resulting in over $7 million in revenue to King County.

Education

• Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington

  MPA, Energy Management and Economics

  2011 — 2013

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA, History, Political Science

  2005 — 2008

Skills

• Spss
• Environmental Policy
• Energy Policy
• Data Analysis
• Policy
• Economics
• Project Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Customer Research
• Energy Efficiency
• Statistics
• Renewable Energy
• Tableau
• Qualitative Research
• Research
• Public Policy
• Community Outreach
• Stata
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Public Management
• Program Evaluation
• Sustainability
• Quantitative Analytics
• Project Planning
• Policy Analysis