{"id":2970,"date":"2025-08-19T20:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/?page_id=2970"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:54:11","slug":"jennifer-leisch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/jennifer-leisch\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Leisch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2970\" class=\"elementor elementor-2970\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e412399 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e412399\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1ad104\" data-id=\"1f1ad104\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd6dbd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dd6dbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jennifer Leisch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b0a927 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b0a927\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7adb46e9\" data-id=\"7adb46e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fac83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41fac83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?fit=2500%2C2500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?w=2500&amp;ssl=1 2500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-asset-copy-1.png?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd02f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd02f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jennifer E. Leisch, Ph.D., is a recognized leader in international energy, climate, and resilience programs, with two decades of experience advancing energy transition and decarbonization strategies across Asia, Africa, and emerging markets worldwide. Prior to joining the NREL foundation, Dr. Leisch led Climate, Energy, and Water business development at Deloitte Consulting, guiding a pipeline of donor-funded initiatives focused on energy reform, advanced energy technology, industrial decarbonization, grid integration, and net zero strategies.<\/p><p>Previously, Dr. Leisch helped lead USAID\u2019s Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program II, where she advised government and private sector partners on national policy for electric vehicles, corporate renewable energy procurement, industrial efficiency, and carbon market development. She also served as Partnership Lead at USAID, managing the landmark USAID\u2013NREL collaboration to bring advanced U.S. Department of Energy expertise to developing energy systems.<\/p><p>Her career began as a scientist at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Stanford University, where she contributed to pioneering solar and hydrogen research and holds a U.S. patent in solar manufacturing.<\/p><p>Dr. Leisch serves on advisory councils for international clean energy initiatives and is widely published on energy transition, resilience, and green growth strategies. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry and Materials Science from the Colorado School of Mines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Leisch Jennifer E. 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