Nelson Falkenburg is an energy and environmental policy expert. Previously, Nelson was a Senior Associate on the Clean Energy Infrastructure Deployment team at Clean Air Task Force, where he led the program’s efforts to reform state-level renewable energy siting and permitting policies through research, thought leadership, coalition building, and advocacy. Prior to working at CATF, Nelson engaged in a wide array of environmental policy issues as the Legislative Coordinator at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and at the Washington State Senate as staff to the Ways and Means Committee.  Nelson received his Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University where he served as the inaugural Graduate Sustainability Fellow in the Dynamic Sustainability Lab researching the critical mineral and battery development challenges facing the clean energy transition.