Carla Frisch
Carla Frisch is an adjunct professor within Northwestern's Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability (MSES) Program.
TEACHES: ISEN 422 Electrify Everything: Beneficial Electrification, Electric Vehicles, and Beyond (1.0 credit) - SYLLABUS
Carla Frisch is the Acting Executive Director and Prinicipal Deputy Director in the Office Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Previously, she led the US Program at Rocky Mountain Institute, where she focused on federal and state clean energy and climate policy, continuing a career-long focus on using analysis to inform policymaking. Carla has testified in Congress and been featured by NPR and numerous other outlets discussing the groundswell of subnational climate action in the United States.
Prior to RMI, Carla worked at the US Department of Energy for ten years under three different administrations. She directed policy and analysis offices focused on climate and environment, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean transportation. She led large, collaborative teams and multi-million-dollar portfolios, resulting in better designed national energy and climate policies. Carla worked extensively on climate vulnerabilities and solutions, including on the National Climate Assessment and US Midcentury Strategy. Carla also has experience working in local government.
Carla holds a Master of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and a bachelors from UNC Chapel Hill. She serves on the board of the Beneficial Electrification League.
