Board of Directors

CGC’s Board of Directors provides strategic guidance and oversight to ensure CGC remains mission-aligned, accountable, and well-positioned for lasting impact. Chaired by Connecticut Green Bank CEO and President Bryan Garcia, the board brings together fifteen founders, executives, and leaders representing both the public and private sectors. Members come from both for-profit and nonprofit organizations across finance, clean energy, communications, housing, and related fields.

Bill Pate

Chairman, Basin Creek Generation, LLC

Bryan Garcia

President and CEO Connecticut Green Bank

Cassandra John

Managing Director, Sif Capital Advisors

Cecilia Martinez

Cecilia Martinez

Chief of Environmental and Climate Justice, Bezos Earth Fund

David Hayes

Senior Fellow, Natural Resources Defense Council

Donnel Baird

Founder, BlocPower

Jeffrey Williams

Jeffrey Williams

Chairman, Alliance for Market Solutions and Senior Advisor, Linden Trust for Conservation

Jessica Geoffroy

Jessica Geoffroy

Executive Director Nextera Energy Marketing

Julie Greene Collier

Julie Greene Collier

Chief of Staff, American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Ken Marks

President, KRM Energy; Former Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and HSBC

Oswaldo Acosta

President and CEO, City First Enterprises

Richard Kauffman

Richard Kauffman

Chief Executive Officer

Roger Dower

(Lead Independent Director) President of the Johnson Foundation at Wingspread

Susan Tierney

Senior Advisor at the Analysis Group, Director of the World Resources Institute

William Demas

Senior Managing Director & Head of Americas, MAM Green Investments

CGC’s board of directors, advisory board, leadership, and staff work together to accelerate high-impact investments across the country.

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