Areas of Expertise:

Biofuels, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Energy Economics, Environmental Policy, Innovation, Power Sector, R&D, Regulation, Renewables, Smart Grid

Additional Areas of Expertise:

Energy Policy, Green careers and jobs; Circular economy; Green finance; Multi-generational talent in clean energy and sustainability; Green power programs; Sustainability and Resiliency; Connecting professionals to enable solutions

Janine Finnell is the Clean Energy Ambassador and Founder for Leaders in Energy, a clean energy and sustainability educational, professional networking, and advisory services organization, which connects change leaders to enable sustainable solutions. Leaders in Energy comprises 2300+ members worldwide in its LinkedIn group in addition to 1500+ professionals in the Washington DC Metro area. Janine has provided strategic planning, programmatic, and management consulting for federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as non-governmental organizations, DOE national laboratories, and the electric utility industry. Her experience includes working at a state energy office, serving as a Foreign Service Officer, and employment at IBM, DynCorp International, Institute of Energy Analysis, and other management and technology firms. At IBM, she contributed to "Smarter Planet, Smarter Cities," and related clean energy and sustainability initiatives. rnrnHer work has been published in professional journals and magazines including Elsevier Journal, Resource magazine (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers), Choices (American Society of Agricultural Economics) and the Cogeneration Journal (American Society of Agricultural Engineers). She has a Masters from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Agricultural and Applied Economics (with a focus on international development and energy resource economics) and pursued Post Masters work at George Washington University in energy and environmental management and resource policy. Janine has completed coursework for the Certified Energy Manager, Certified Sustainable Development Professional, and Project Management Professional. Janine has lived in Nigeria and Kenya and worked in numerous other countries including Botswana, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Malawi, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Janine serves on the Board of the Association of Energy Engineers-National Capital Area's Council on Women for Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL). rn