Sponsored by the Alumni Association of Princeton University 

Moderator:

Jesse Jenkins
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Panelists:     

Robert Klee ’96
Senior Lecturer, Yale School of the Environment

Marilyn Waite ’06
Managing Director, Capital for Sustainability

Marcus Stewart ’11
Investor Relations, Chevron

MODERATOR

Jesse Jenkins
Jesse Jenkins leads the Princeton ZERO Lab, which focuses on improving and applying energy systems models to evaluate and optimize low-carbon energy technologies, guide investment and research in innovative energy technologies, and generate insights to improve energy and climate policy and planning. His scholarship and teaching have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Howard B. Wentz, Jr. Junior Faculty Award. Jenkins’ public impact on American energy policy has also been honored by inclusion on the TIME100 Next, TIME100 Climate and Vox.com “Future Perfect 50” lists. He advises several clean-energy technology companies. Jenkins came to Princeton in 2019.

PANELISTS

Robert Klee ’96
Rob Klee is a leading energy and environmental practitioner, with more than 20 years of experience in academia, public policy, law and consulting. At Yale, he teaches energy, climate, and environmental law and policy, and serves as the managing director of clean energy programs at the Center for Business and the Environment. He also leads Yale’s certificate program in financing and deploying clean energy for working professionals. Outside of Yale, Klee is principal of Klee Sustainability Advisors, a firm that advises clients on the strategic, legal and regulatory issues surrounding clean energy deployment and sustainable materials management. He serves on the advisory boards of Audubon (Connecticut and New York) and the Trust for Public Land (Connecticut). From 2013 to 2018, Klee served as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. A geology major at Princeton, he earned master’s, doctorate and juris doctor degrees at Yale.

Marilyn Waite ’06
Marilyn Waite has worked across four continents in renewable and nuclear energy, climate modeling and investment. She is the author of “Sustainability at Work: Careers That Make a Difference,” and her writing has been featured in outlets such as the Financial Times, Le Monde and the Boston Globe. Waite previously led the climate finance portfolio at the Hewlett Foundation, the energy practice at Village Capital, energy models as a senior research fellow at Project Drawdown, and innovation projects at Orano and Framatome (formerly AREVA). She holds a master’s degree with distinction in engineering for sustainable development from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering, magna cum laude, from Princeton University. She serves on multiple boards and investment committees, including Climate First Bank.

Marcus Stewart ’11
Marcus Stewart is a member of the Investor Relations team at Chevron. Prior to this role, he worked in finance and strategy roles in the company’s Permian Basin operations, supply and trading, downstream and new energies businesses. Before joining Chevron, he worked for six years in natural gas midstream, split between Kinder Morgan and Platts. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University and received his MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.