{"id":363953,"date":"2017-03-21T02:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T06:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grist.org\/?post_type=grist-50-profiles&amp;p=363953"},"modified":"2017-03-21T02:30:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T06:30:06","slug":"jackie-weidman","status":"publish","type":"grist-50-profiles","link":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/jackie-weidman\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean energy lacks a talent pipeline. Jackie Weidman trains the next generation of energy leaders."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"g50-profile__stats-block profile__stats-block--profile-363953 \">Cofounder &amp; Director, Clean Energy Leadership Institute <br \/>\nOakland, California<br \/>\nAge: 29<\/aside>\n<p>Back when Jackie Weidman was a special assistant at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, she recognized a gap in clean-energy leadership: Where were all the young people? She knew that tackling the challenges posed by climate change would require a whole new skillset.<\/p>\n<p>For Weidman, that meant stepping up to recruit, train, and network the talent to help lead this new workforce. \u201cIt\u2019s really important that our generation is stepping up and leading companies and other organizations,\u201d she says. This thinking laid the groundwork for what would become the Clean Energy Leadership Institute.<\/p>\n<p>[pullquote share=&#8221;true&#8221; tweet=&#8221;\u201cWe have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve the world\u2019s most complex energy challenges\u201d&#8221; hashtag=&#8221;Grist50&#8243;]\u201cRight now, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve the world\u2019s most complex energy and climate challenges.\u201d [\/pullquote]<\/p>\n<p>Since 2013, Weidman\u2019s D.C.-based group has trained more than 150 young professionals. The organization has already made an impact: Two CELI fellows, for example, recently coordinated a city-wide energy assessment competition between D.C. university student groups, who in turn helped 46 city businesses find $126,000 in energy savings. Weidman is now building out the effort nationwide. The first set of Bay Area fellows will be announced soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This strategist trains clean energy leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57007830,"featured_media":490305,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[10],"class_list":["post-363953","grist-50-profiles","type-grist-50-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","grist-50-cities","grist-50-energy","grist-50-13"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clean energy lacks a talent pipeline. 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