Heather Zichal

Heather Zichal formerly served as the Chief Executive Officer of the American Clean Power Association (ACP), a multi-technology renewable energy industry trade group that represents solar, storage, wind and transmission companies, along with manufacturers and construction companies, developers and owners/operators, utilities, financial firms and corporate purchasers in the clean energy value chain. Zichal has had a long career battling global climate change and brings deep experience in the public and private sector. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of the Blue Prosperity Coalition, a global network of governments, NGOs, scientists, and ocean experts working to advance sustainable, blue economy goals. She previously served as the Vice President of Corporate Engagement for The Nature Conservancy (TNC), coordinating engagement with multilateral corporations to advance innovative approaches to some of the world’s most complex sustainability challenges. In government, Ms. Zichal served as Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change during the Obama Administration, where she coordinated the administration's energy and climate policy, as well as the ground-breaking Climate Action Plan. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Zichal served as Legislative Director to the Senate’s leading environmentalist, then-Senator John Kerry.