Utility Partnership & Innovation

Expectations

• Drive integration of Utility Partnerships & Innovation into PG&E’s True North Strategy by aligning products, services, governance, and funding priorities with long-range regulatory and compliance goals.

• Spearheaded scenario planning efforts across 5–15 year horizons to support revenue generation, battery innovation, and decarbonization programs.

Highlights

• Led the strategic integration of UP&I activities, including product strategy, staffing, and financial forecasts, with overarching utility-wide objectives. with True North priorities

• Advocated internally for policy positions aligned with emerging energy opportunities, including battery storage, distributed resources, and incentive-driven pilots, showcasing a commitment to creating a win-win environment. 

Principal, Strategy & Policy Alignment

Stakeholders

• PG&E Directors and VPs

  • Innovation

  • Decarnoization

  • Clean Transportation

  • New Revenue Development

  • Customer Care

  • Customer Insights

  • Corporate Strategy

Improved Process:  Developed Policy Roadmap

Created an enterprise-wide policy roadmap tool that outlines regulatory processes impacting operational strategy and funding. This tool aids horizon scanning and supports VPs and directors. Developed a centralized regulatory calendar to monitor filings, deadlines, and interdependencies across various jurisdictions, reducing risk and enhancing transparency. This map offers a five-year view of departmental and enterprise proceedings at both state and federal levels, with AI features for document summaries and strategic planning.

Strategic Leadership: 2026 - 2031 Business Plan Deployment

Led cross-functional workshops at Vice President and Director levels for scenario planning, focusing on funding gaps, regulatory issues, and market changes across innovation portfolios. These sessions identified work aligned with our core commitments, ensured regulatory compliance, and aided decisions to reallocate or cut funds from initiatives not supporting our main goals or compliance, considering different budget scenarios.