Leslie Elder

Leslie Elder serves as the Vice President of Political and Regulatory Affairs for Summit Ridge Energy. In this role Leslie drives the firm’s strategic efforts to engage federal and state governments. With more than fifteen years of regulatory and campaign work, most recently as Director of the MidAtlantic Region for CCSA (the Coalition for Community Solar Access), Leslie educates leaders on the economic and social benefits of community solar energy and energy storage. Leslie held prior leadership roles as Executive Director at the Pennsylvania Solar PAC, and as Director at the Energy Foundation.

Leslie holds an M.S. in Women in Leadership from Cornell University and an M.S. in Community Nutrition from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has a B.S. from Metropolitan State University of Denver.