Deborah Burke is a program officer for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program, where she focuses on advancing the clean energy economy and supporting movement building to accelerate the energy transition. She brings extensive state legislative experience from three terms as senior policy advisor to Oregon State Representative Jules Bailey. Her experience also includes conducting policy research at New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy and supporting legislative and policy work for West Lancashire Member of Parliament Rosie Cooper in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons. Ms. Burke currently serves on the boards of Veloz, Center for Resource Solutions, and PACENation, organizations advancing clean transportation, renewable energy markets, and building decarbonization. She also serves as co-chair of the Climate and Energy Funders Group steering committee, a program of the Biodiversity Funders Group.
Ms. Burke holds a Master of Public Administration in nonprofit and public management and policy from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service and a B.A. in political science from Portland State University’s School of Urban Affairs.