Cammy Peterson is the Deputy Director of Energy Systems, Innovation, and Strategy at the California Energy Commission (CEC). Since joining the CEC in September 2023, she has helped lead the Research and Development Division to deploy over $200 million annually in energy storage, building decarbonization, advanced grid technologies, transportation electrification, and early-stage scientific approaches and technology innovations to meet the state’s ambitious clean energy and climate change goals. Prior to the CEC, Ms. Peterson directed the Clean Energy Department at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), a regional government agency in Boston. She was appointed by Governor Baker to the statewide Commission on Clean Heat and served for five years on the state’s Energy Efficiency Advisory Council during her tenure in Massachusetts. Prior to MAPC, Ms. Peterson managed the energy, environmental, and transportation policy and legislative portfolios for New York State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh. She holds a Master’s degree from Tufts University and Bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Harvard University. Ms. Peterson lives in San Diego with her family.