2026 Texas Energy Summit Steering Committee

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    Tsion Amare


    Manager, Texas Political Affairs
    Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

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    Ashley Besic


    Senior Associate, Building Decarbonization Coalition

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    Cliff Bradock


    Director of Business Development, METCO Engineering, Inc.

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    Lindsay Cooper Phillips


    Senior Gulf Coast Regional Manager, Clean Air Task Force

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    Nora Esram


    Chief Executive Officer, New Buildings Institute

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    Crysta Guzman


    Sr. Environment and Development Planner, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCoG)

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  • Dana Harmon


    Executive Director, Texas Energy Summit
    Principal, Juniper Advisory Group

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    Erick Jones


    Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

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    Jasmine King-Bush


    Program Director, ClearResult

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    Becky Klein


    Principal, Klein Energy LLC
    Founder & Director, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI)

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    Alex Rose Montgomery


    Policy Advisor, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, Texas 2036

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    Jean Perez


    Senior Regulatory Manager, Oncor Electric Delivery

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  • Cyrus Reed


    Legislative and Conservation Director, Sierra Club

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    Angela Rowell


    Manager, Texas Energy Summit
    Program Manager, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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    Margo Weisz


    Executive Director, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI)

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    Bahman Yazdani


    Associate Director, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

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