HOME ABOUT US INITIATIVES REPORTS NEWS AND EVENTS TOPPING INTERNS DONATE Scott Sklar Becomes Chair of Climate Institute Board of Advisors Home > Climate News > Scott Sklar Becomes Chair of Climate Institute Board of Advisors The Climate Institute is happy to announce that Scott Sklar will assume chairmanship of its Board of Advisors. Scott will take part in a number of Climate Institute Initiatives, particularly those relating to electrical grid transformation and regenerative agriculture. Scott brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Board of Advisors. He has run the Stella Group, a clean energy optimization firm, for the last eighteen years. The Stella Group facilities clean distributed energy utilization that includes energy efficient, fuel cells, geo-exchange, advanced batteries and controls, modular biomass, and other sources of renewable energy. Prior to running the Stella Group, Scott simultaneously ran the Solar Energy Industries Association and the national BioEnergy Industries Association as Executive Director of both Trade Association for a duration of 15 years. His energy career began as Senator Jacob Javits’s aide from 1970 to 1979. In this role, Scott focused on energy from a military perspective. During this time, he also co-founded the Congressional Solar Caucus that lead legislation that promoted renewable energy. For the last eight years, Scott has also been an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University in Washington DC. He teaches interdisciplinary courses in sustainable energy. He is also an Affiliated Professor at CATIE, a Costa Rica-based sustainable graduate university. Said John Topping, President of the Climate Institute, “I am thoroughly excited to bring someone of Sklar’s experience and savvy to the Chairmanship of our Board of Advisors. His passion, personality, and depth of knowledge in the field of clean energy is a great asset to our Institute and the to the global climate.” Climate News Search for: Subscribe Email address: First Name Last Name Contact Us 1225 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 800 Washington DC 20005 Phone: 202-552-0163 E-mail: info@climate.org Designed by WPlook Studio