Honorable (Ret.) Miranda Ballentine

Miranda Ballentine is devoted to accelerating clean energy for national security, economic prosperity, and solving climate change. In 2023, she was named to the TIME100 most influential climate leaders in business.

Miranda was the founding CEO of the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance. The CEBA community has led the clean energy industry by adding 71+ gigawatts (GW) of wind, solar, and storage capacity in the U.S. She built the organization from the ground up, growing the team from 6 to 50 staff, increasing revenue six-fold from $2.4M to $17M, doubling membership, and establishing 27 philanthropic relationships.

In 2014, Miranda was appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 4th Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment, & Energy). She was responsible for a $9B energy budget and environmental programs for 9M acres of land, 200 miles of coastline, 600,000 acres of forests, and 270,000 acres of wetlands.

Previously, Miranda was Director of Sustainability for Global Renewable Energy at Walmart, where she led a team in 15 countries and identified $1B/year in potential energy savings and 9 MMT of avoided GHG potential.

In 2013, Miranda was selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, and in 2020 she was named Woman of the Year by WCEE. She holds a BS from Colorado State University and an MBA from George Washington University.