STEP Seminar: Kevin Lee, MN Dept. of Commerce

Join us for a lunchtime seminar with Kevin Lee, Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Energy Resources at the MN Department of Commerce.

 

About the Speaker

Lee comes to Commerce from the Blue Green Alliance, where he has been the state energy policy director. In that role, he was responsible for organizing a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations and developing and overseeing implementation of a multi-state plan to advance legislative and regulatory policies on climate change, clean energy, energy efficiency, utility regulation, workforce and labor standards. Prior to his work for the Blue Green Alliance, Kevin directed the Climate and Energy Program at the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, overseeing a team of attorneys, policy analysts, and communications staff to advocate for clean energy policy before state agencies, courts, and legislatures, including the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

A graduate of Carleton College, George Washington University Law School, and the Vermont Law School, Lee has also served as faculty at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and the University of Minnesota Law School, where he directed the Environmental and Energy Law Clinic.

 

About the Series

The STEP Seminar Series is an interdisciplinary platform for scholars and practitioners to discuss research and policy issues in the broad domain of science, technology, and environmental policy. The hybrid series takes place throughout the academic year at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and on Zoom, typically over lunchtime on Mondays.