SEPA Appoints Emily Fisher as New Chief Strategy Officer

Emily Fisher, Chief Strategy Officer, SEPA ● Photo Credit: Smart Electric Power Alliance

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2024 (VSNewsNetwork.com) - The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has announced the appointment of Emily Fisher as its new Chief Strategy Officer, effective July 29th. Fisher will provide strategic direction and leadership for SEPA, overseeing the organization’s business development, membership, research, and industry strategy teams.

“I am incredibly excited to have Emily join SEPA as our new Chief Strategy Officer,” said Sheri Givens, President and CEO of SEPA. “Her broad executive leadership skills, combined with her passion for helping energy companies develop and implement solutions to address climate change, make her an exceptional choice for this critical role. She is a respected policy advocate and in-demand speaker on a range of industry issues. I look forward to her support in expanding SEPA’s reach and advancing our mission.”

Before joining SEPA, Fisher worked at Edison Electric Institute (EEI) as Executive Vice President, Clean Energy, and General Counsel. In these roles, she focused on ensuring member electric companies succeeded in the clean energy transition, dealing with policy, legal, and regulatory matters, as well as stakeholder engagement. Fisher led EEI’s Environment Department and cross-functional clean energy team, engaging with key regulators and supporting members’ efforts to develop and deploy new technologies.

“For the last 16 years, I’ve been privileged to accompany investor-owned electric companies as they’ve led the efforts to provide affordable, resilient clean energy to customers,” said Fisher. “I am excited to join SEPA at this critical moment in the clean energy transition to broaden and deepen this work. SEPA is uniquely positioned to convene the range of critical stakeholders in the electric sector necessary to design and implement actionable solutions to the challenges of climate change.”

Fisher holds an undergraduate degree in international affairs with a concentration in economics and attended The George Washington University and Georgetown University Law Center. She previously served as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State at U.S. Embassies in Thailand and Colombia.

For more information, visit www.sepapower.org.

Source: Smart Electric Power Alliance via Newswire