Alicia Seiger is responsible for managing the center’s strategic development and operations.  She also leads the center’s work to identify opportunities for non-traditional investors to fill financing gaps in the new energy economy.   Prior to becoming the center’s Deputy Director, Seiger founded and operated Climate Strategy Partners, a consultancy specializing in climate and energy related projects for foundations, investors and NGOs.  She worked with clients to design and execute strategies in carbon measurement and management, renewable energy policy, clean economy development, energy efficiency, and sustainable business practices.

As the founding employee and VP of Business Development at TerraPass, Seiger developed innovative partnerships with Ford Motor Company, American Express, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Sam’s Club, and Expedia.  She launched TerraPass Carbon Balanced Business and TerraPass Private Aviation Services, which helped hundreds of businesses measure, manage and mitigate their carbon footprint.   Seiger has also held management positions at Wine.com and Flycast Communications. 

Seiger is a member of the Advisory Board for the Los Angeles Business Council Institute, and PRIME – Program Related Investment Makers: Energy.

Seiger holds a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she also worked as a Case Writer for the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and a BA in Environmental Policy and Cultural Anthropology from Duke University.  She lives in Menlo Park with her husband and two daughters.