Jan has 30+ years of energy/utility experience and is leading Peninsula Clean Energy to deliver 100% renewable energy on a 24/7 basis by 2025, and transition transportation and building energy use to clean electricity. Jan served 8 years on the Los Altos City Council and was Mayor in 2015 and 2020. She has a BS in civil engineering and an MBA, both from Stanford University. Jan is a registered professional engineer in California.
Jan formerly worked at Silicon Valley Power and has founded four energy-related start-ups. At APX, she developed and pioneered the first use of renewable energy credits, which are now the standard currency for trading and tracking renewable power. At Clean Power Markets, her company designed and implemented the successful Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) program for the State of New Jersey.