Fred Zalcman

Fred Zalcman is the Director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance, a coalition of project developers, environmental NGOs and labor with a shared interest in promoting the responsible development of offshore wind for New York. His work focuses primarily on creating robust, self-sustaining markets for offshore wind energy.

Zalcman has over 30 years of experience in the energy field as an attorney and policy
analyst. His career has centered on promoting market structures and regulatory policies that are supportive of energy efficiency, renewable resources and clean distributed generation. Prior to joining NYOWA, Zalcman was the U.S. Head of Government Affairs for Ørsted, the world’s leading developer of offshore wind, where his worked focused on state and federal level policy development and stakeholder engagement to build a robust and self-sustaining market for offshore wind in the U.S.

Previously, Zalcman was Managing Director of External Affairs for the Eastern U.S. for SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy developer, where he spearheaded legislative and regulatory efforts resulting in the exponential growth of distributed solar across multiple state markets. Zalcman also served as the Executive Director of the Pace Law School Energy and Climate Center, one of the nation’s preeminent sustainable energy research, education and advocacy groups.

Zalcman has served on a number of gubernatorial, legislative and agency advisory boards providing guidance and counsel on clean energy policy and program development. He has also taught energy and natural resources law, and has written and lectured extensively on energy and environmental matters.

Zalcman received a B.A in History from Washington University in St. Louis, and a joint degree in Law and Public Administration from Indiana University.