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Nate McKenzie

Nate McKenzie is the Technology Manager for Offshore Wind R&D within the U.S. Department of Energy, Wind Energy Technology Office. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing R&D plans to advance offshore wind deployments. He is the federal lead for the offshore demonstration projects, the offshore R&D consortium, and projects related to developing and validating design tools, test methods, and conceptual designs for offshore turbines and foundations.

Nate has been working for 24 years in the maritime industry in offshore wind, ship research and development, design, and construction. Nate is a Naval Architect & Marine Engineer from Webb Institute with a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University.

Carrie Cullen Hitt

Carrie Cullen Hitt recently joined Equinor the Co-Lead of Transmission Strategy for (US) Offshore Wind. Prior to joining Equinor she served as the Executive Director for the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium – a not for profit focused on finding innovative solutions to help the US reach its 30GW by 2030 OSW deployment goal. Carrie was the President of New Hampshire Transmission, a NextEra Energy (NEER) and a Senior Project Director at NEER.Carrie worked as a leading advocate for the solar industry in leadership positions at the Solar Alliance and Solar Energy Industries Association. In the early 2000s she was involved in electricity market restructuring and advocacy in both the public and private sectors, including the Harvard Electricity Policy Group and Constellation NewEnergy. She is a graduate of Clark University (BA) and Johns Hopkins (MA, SAIS). She is an Artemis Circle Board Member of the Boston Boys and Girls Club.

Olivia Burke

Olivia is a program manager in the Programmes and Innovations team, leading the Steering Committee as part of the flagship >£100m R&D Offshore Wind Accelerator initiative. As the lead on U.S. offshore wind activities, she supports programs such as the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium and leads on the delivery of projects focused particularly on emerging markets.

Olivia is involved in advisory and policy research for U.K. and international clients across the wider clean technology landscape including energy efficiency and onshore wind. Olivia graduated from the University of Cambridge in Geography, focusing on environmental sustainability.