Jared Leader is the Senior Director of Resilience at SEPA. In his role, he advises utilities, policy makers, developers, NGOs and end-use consumers plan and implement decarbonization and resilience strategies. Prior to joining SEPA, he spent several years working for utility, municipal and industry stakeholders in the energy and water sectors. He has a MS, Energy Policy and Climate from Johns Hopkins University, and a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia. In 2021, Jared was also recognized by PUF’s Fortnightly Under Forty list of energy and utility professionals.