Rick Umoff Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

● Market lead for Vineyard Offshore on the US West Coast, with a focus on development of the company’s 2 GW offshore wind (OSW) lease area near Humboldt, CA. ● Chair the Coalition of California Offshore Wind Leaseholders (CCOWL), directing market strategy in coordination with American Clean Power Association (ACP), OSW leaseholders, and key partners. ● Successfully advocated for passage of AB 1373, landmark legislation that enables CA’s Department of Water Resources to act as a central buyer of long lead time resources including OSW.● Secured a directive for California to purchase up to 7.6 GW of OSW between 2027-2030, unlocking a major new market for OSW on the US West Coast.● Won CAISO approval of a 1.6 GW transmission line to access OSW located off CA’s North Coast.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

● Managed SEIA's State Affairs team in California, Texas, Midwest, and Northeast and oversaw execution of market development strategies in each region.● Directed SEIA's California legislative efforts to advance the policy priorities of the solar industry, such as passage of SB364 (2020), SB267 (2021), and SB 1340 (2022) to preserve the solar property tax exclusion. ● Oversaw SEIA’s interventions in key regulatory proceedings, including net metering, rate design, integrated resource planning, resource adequacy, community solar, transmission planning, wholesale market design, and land use. ● Ran SEIA’s California political giving program to support champions of clean energy.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

● Directed SEIA's market development efforts in California, focused on strategic engagement with policymakers and key partners to support the growth of the solar+storage industry.● Protected over $40B of energy contracts at risk during the PG&E bankruptcy by securing key language in California’s wildfire fund bill (AB1054) and a favorable decision on the matter at the CPUC. ● Worked with a diverse coalition of clean energy and environmental interests to pass SB 100, California's landmark 100% clean energy standard.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

● Appeared before the New York Public Service Commission and engaged the Cuomo Administration on energy market design, helping to grow New York into the 10th largest solar market in the United States and enable the deployment of several hundred megawatts of community solar. ● Launched SEIA's Midwest Policy Committee and developed SEIA's strategy to grow solar markets throughout the Midwest, working with key partners to establish the region as one of the fastest growing areas in the country for new solar development. ● Represented SEIA at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in West Virginia v. EPA in defense of the Obama Administration's landmark regulations to limit carbon emissions from the power sector under the Clean Air Act (the Clean Power Plan).

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

● Advised SEIA’s State Affairs team on various legal matters, including state regulatory issues impacting the solar industry, utility tariffs, litigation preparation, discovery, and contracts.● Led SEIA’s effort to expand solar markets through the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan, achieving improvements to the final regulations that reflected the ability of solar to reduce carbon emissions from the electric sector cost-effectively and increased projected solar deployment under the Plan tenfold (2 GW to 20 GW).● Managed SEIA’s intervention in EELI v. Epel supporting Colorado’s successful defense of its renewable energy mandate at the 10th Circuit, setting precedent in support of renewable portfolio standards nationally. ● Represented SEIA as part of a delegation of North American clean energy leaders at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France (COP 21).

San Francisco, Ca, Us

● Researched and advised the general counsel on the legal and policy implications of Commission actions.● Reviewed applications for rehearing and made legal recommendations to Commission attorneys.● Conducted legal research and drafting in support of Commission attorneys.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

● Supported the general counsel on compliance, regulatory, and trademark matters related to environmental commodities and green claims.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

● Drafted agreements for energy commodities and services under the guidance of the general counsel. ● Filed and defended company trademarks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ● Researched and advised on regulatory matters related to the company's commercial interests, including application of the Dodd-Frank Act to energy commodities. ● Advised executives on corporate governance matters, including transitioning the company's corporate structure from C Corp to B Corp.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

● Worked closely with the assistant general counsel on transactions, trademarks, and compliance matters.

Santa Barbara, California, Us

● Managed a team of eight customer service representatives responsible for addressing client concerns regarding CJ's publisher platform.

J.D., Law

B.A., Philosophy

Transferred, Philosophy