Maureen Quinlan

PROFILE

Maureen Quinlan leads Pew’s work to decarbonize the grid, including research on the economic and social impacts of carbon reduction policies. She also serves as a subject matter expert with policymakers and stakeholders. Quinlan’s efforts inform clean power and transportation policy and regulatory development and strategy at the federal and state levels to bring more renewable energy to the U.S. grid.

Before joining Pew, Quinlan worked at ICF, where she advised utilities and governments on grid modernization and distributed generation strategies. She also previously worked for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., focused on procuring and integrating clean energy and energy storage resources.

Quinlan holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Environmental Management with an energy focus from Duke University. She is based in Durham, North Carolina.