The Green Opportunity Gap: Expanding Access for Black Economic Mobility

This panel, The Green Opportunity Gap: Expanding Access for Black Economic Mobility, explored how the green economy can foster pathways to Black economic mobility through equitable access to clean energy opportunities, green jobs, and entrepreneurship.

Panelists included:

• Jason Grumet (Moderator), President, American Clean Power Association, and founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center, brings leadership and vision in advancing clean energy policy.
• Danielle Deane-Ryan, Senior Fellow, The New School Tishman Environment and Design Center, former Senior Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and a trailblazer who has led initiatives at the Bezos Earth Fund, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Department of Energy under the Obama administration.
• Paula R. Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy and former President of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), is a leading voice in energy equity and policy.
• Carla Walker-Miller, CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services, is a nationally recognized entrepreneur and advocate for clean energy and workforce development.
• Natalie Madeira Cofield, President & CEO of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) and former Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration, has championed initiatives driving Black entrepreneurship and economic empowerment.

This panel was presented as part of the Joint Center’s event, The Wealth Agenda: Seizing the Moment for Black Economic Advancement. This convening served as a platform to highlight critical issues and solutions at the intersection of economic mobility, tax reform, and green economy access, and will be a critical opportunity to bring together policymakers, experts, and advocates to develop actionable strategies for advancing Black economic mobility and wealth creation. Click here to see the program and fact sheet.