John DeVillars, Mossavar-Rahmani Center Senior Fellow 

John DeVillars is a clean energy and environmental professional with substantial leadership experience in both the public and private sectors. He is currently Chairman of BlueWave Capital LLC, a solar energy development and investment firm with $200M in utility-scale assets in North America, the Caribbean, and South Africa and a residential solar loan program offered in selected markets in the United States. As a senior fellow at the Center, he will focus on the role of public utilities in meeting the climate change challenge. His current research more specifically involves understanding the ways in which utilities are seeking to influence the political process through lobbying and contributions to anti-clean energy referenda and political campaigns. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of several private companies and non-profit organizations including the E.P.A.’s National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology. Mr. DeVillars is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A.)

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