Marti Frank

Marti Frank is an evaluator, strategist, and program designer focusing on advancing innovative and equitable policies and programs addressing climate change.

She is the founder and director of the Shift Consortium, leading a collaborative effort among utilities in multiple states to increase access to affordable and efficient appliances.

Marti is a strong advocate for the collection, analysis, and reporting of equity data in the clean energy industry to ensure fair distribution of benefits.

She played a key role in initiating the Energy Equity Project to develop a shared equity measurement framework for the industry, working with various organizations to lay the foundation for this endeavor.

Marti's expertise extends to climate change policy at local, state, and Federal levels, covering topics like building energy scores, sustainable consumption, and alternative transportation fuels while emphasizing equity analysis in climate change planning.

Additionally, she provides strategic research, stakeholder outreach, and policy recommendations to support local governments and agencies like the City of Portland and the EPA.

Marti Frank's educational background includes studies at Hopkins High School, a Ph.D. in American Studies, an M.A. in American History from Harvard University, and a B.A. in Philosophy and American Studies from Georgetown University.

She has held various roles in organizations such as being a principal at Efficiency for Everyone, Secretary on the Board of Directors at Community Energy Project, Director at Research Into Action, Inc., Cofounder at GreenRenter.com, Researcher at Boston History Collaborative, and Project Manager at Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

Marti's business has been certified with a woman-owned business status in California and Oregon.