Rose McKinney-James is an experienced independent Director. An established and long-term advocate for clean energy and climate policy, she is the former CEO for the Corporation for Solar Technology and Renewable Resources, (CSTRR), a former Commissioner with the Nevada Public Service Commission, and Nevada’s first Director of the Department of Business and Industry. She is currently the Managing Principal of Energy Works LLC, McKinney-James & Associates and Advocacy BL/ACK. Her firms provide consulting services in legislative advocacy, strategy planning, clean energy policy, sustainable business development and diversity, equity and inclusion. She is a member of the Board of Directors for MGM Resorts International, Toyota Financial Services Bank, NACD Pacific Southwest, and ClearResult. Ms McKinney-James also serves as the Board Chair of the Energy Foundation and is the immediate Past Chair of the American Association for Blacks in Energy (AABE).