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Brooke Coleman

Executive Director
Advanced Ethanol Council

Areas of Expertise:

Biofuels, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Policy, GHGs, Innovation, Liquid Fuels, Regulation, Renewables, Tax Policy, Transportation

Brooke Coleman is the Executive Director of the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC), a coalition of industry leaders in the advanced and cellulosic ethanol sector. He is also a strategic consultant for a number of other initiatives in the clean energy sector. Brooke has been involved with the energy and environmental sectors at the regulatory and policy levels since 1997. Brooke has founded or co-founded several organizations and/or projects, including the Advanced Ethanol Council, the New Fuels Alliance, the California Renewable Fuels Partnership, the Northeast Biofuels Collaborative, the Renewable Energy Action Project (REAP), and FoodPriceTruth.org. He has a deep level of expertise in a number of areas related to energy regulation, including the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA LCFS), carbon lifecycle accounting, the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the California and Federal Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) program, and various other energy-related programs at the federal and state level. He is one of the leading national advocates for advanced biofuels at the state and federal level. Brooke is a graduate of Wesleyan University, the Northeastern University School of Law, and is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar.