Carla Tully serves on the boards of the Emera Inc. (NYSE/TSX: EMA), Pattern Energy, the Nikola Corp., and the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum. She is a senior advisor for the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and an advisor to several energy startups.

Tully is a former CEO and co-founder of Earthrise Energy, an energy-transition company she developed and grew into a successful independent power producer. Previously, she served as executive vice president and managing director of renewable energy at MAP Energy, a $2.4 billion energy investment firm, where she scaled the company’s renewable-energy development business. At the AES Corp., a global Fortune 500 utility and energy-generation company, Tully held key senior leadership roles, including president of AES UK and Ireland.

Tully holds a master of business administration from Columbia Business School, a master of arts from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and economics from the University of Southern California. She received the Silver Stevie Award for Best Female Entrepreneur in 2022 and UK Institute of Directors’ Award—Director of the Year for Corporate Responsibility in 2016.