Author Description
Rob Harmon is Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Vice President at BEF. Rob has been working in the energy field since 1987, starting as an energy auditor in Massachusetts, moving on to manage an international marketing of wind energy. Rob joined BEF in 1999, and developed BEF’s Green Tag program. In 2000, Rob developed and launched the first carbon calculator on the Internet. In 2000, Rob helped close the first retail Green Tag transaction in the US. In 2004, Rob was awarded the national Green Power Pioneer Award for his introduction of the retail Green Tag and ongoing efforts to build a Green Tag market in the US. Rob directed the development of BEF’s national Solar 4R Schools program. His latest venture is the creation of BEF’s Water Restoration Certificate business line. He recently contributed chapters to the book: Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Business Guide to What They Are and How They Work. Rob currently serves on the Boards of the Northwest Energy Coalition, Green-e, the Renewable Energy Marketers Association, and the Environmental Tracking Network of North America.
