Warren Leon

At a Glance

Adjunct Professor Ph.D., Harvard University Specializations Energy And Environmental Policy, Green Strategy, Nonmarket Strategy

Contact Information

warren.leon@comcast.net

Profile

Warren Leon has focused on energy and environmental issues for the past 20 years. From 2003 to 2009, he held several positions at the quasi-public Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, including serving as Director of the Renewable Energy Trust, a $25 million annual fund to advance renewable energy. Before that, he was Executive Director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and Deputy Director for Programs at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Warren is co-author of the influential book The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices (1999) and also co-authored Is Our Food Safe? A Consumer’s Guide to Protecting Our Health and the Environment (2002).

He now works as an independent consultant. Current and recent projects include:

• Coordinating and serving as lead author for an international trade and investment strategy report for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

• Helping the national Clean Energy States Alliance plan and implement an initiative to advance regional cooperation on clean energy among the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

• Working with Nexus Associates on a mid-term review of the Sustainability Business Innovator Facility at the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank Group.

• Writing a book tentatively titled The Cynic’s Guide to Environmental Action.