Maria Robinson

Maria Duaime Robinson is serving her second term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives where she was elected as the first Korean-American legislator in 2018. She leads the House side of the Clean Energy Caucus, serves as the Massachusetts state lead to the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators where she is on the board, and is the only state legislator on the U.S. EPA Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. Prior to her election, she led Advanced Energy Economy’s Wholesale Markets Program, including engagement at FERC and the regional transmission organizations. Previously, she focused on regulatory issues relating to energy and air, leading policy efforts in over two dozen states across the country. Earlier in her career, she was with Navigant Consulting in the renewable energy and energy efficiency practice, working with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in analyzing and procuring contractors for statewide solar and energy efficiency projects under the 2009 Recovery Act. She holds an S.B. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Masters of Jurisprudence in Energy Law from the University of Tulsa. She is currently a lecturer at Tufts University’s School of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy and is a lifetime Girl Scout after earning her Silver Award.