Caroline McGregor is a senior policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she was formerly on detail from International Affairs to EERE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, leading the soft costs team. Prior to this, she led two initiatives for the Office of International Climate and Clean Energy, within the framework of the Clean Energy Ministerial, which is a forum of energy ministers from 24 major economy governments: the C3E Women in Clean Energy Initiative and the Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership (Global LEAP). Prior to government service, she worked as a journalist in Russia for The Moscow Times. She received her BA from Wellesley College and an MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.