Kerry Hattevik

Kerry Hattevik is vice president of commercial solutions at NextEra Energy Resources, responsible for developing strategy and customer solutions to market renewable natural gas. Her work supports customers in achieving goals related to clean air, energy security, local investment, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to her current position, she served as vice president of national policy at NextEra Energy Resources. In this capacity, she was responsible for developing long-term infrastructure investment strategies and acquisitions to promote clean energy growth and deliver cross-regional solutions for customers. From 2009–2020, she served as NextEra’s regional executive director of West government affairs, overseeing government relations across twelve western states. Her responsibilities included engagement with state legislatures, governors’ offices, utility commissions, and the California Independent System Operator. She also worked as vice president of NextEra Energy Resources and president of Transbay Cable, a FERC-regulated utility that supplies 47 percent of San Francisco’s power. Her previous positions were with NRG Energy and Mirant Corporation. In those roles she led the company’s West regulatory strategy with a focus on California market rules and environmental regulations impacting natural gas facilities. She also worked for seven years as both a commissioner advisor and analyst at the California Public Utilities Commission, where she worked on a range of regulatory policy, market, and ratemaking issues. In addition to her current membership on the Public Policy Institute of California’s Statewide Leadership Council, she has served on the boards of the California Chamber of Commerce, Bay Area Council, and the California Foundation on the Economy and the Environment, where she was a member of the investment advisory committee. She has also served on the board of the Renewable Northwest Project, an organization of private sector and nonprofit groups focused on advancing renewable energy and climate goals. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies, political science, and Spanish from the University of Oregon and an MS degree in energy and environmental management from the Norwegian School of Business in Sandvika, Norway.