Reed Hundt

Reed Hundt is the co-founder, CEO, and former chairman of the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC), a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for green banks.12 Here are some key details about Reed Hundt:

Professional Background

Federal Communications Commission:: Hundt served as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1993 to 1997 under President Bill Clinton's administration.23

Legal Career:: Prior to his role at the FCC, Hundt was a partner at Latham & Watkins, an international law firm. He is a member of the District of Columbia bar.2

Advisory Roles:: Since 1997, Hundt has advised several venture capital and private equity firms. He has also served on numerous for-profit and nonprofit boards, including 19 years on the board of Intel Corporation (2001-2020) and seven years on the board of the Connecticut Green Bank (2011-2018).2

Education and Personal Life

Hundt graduated from Yale College in 1969 with a B.A. in history and later obtained his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1974.23 He is married to Elizabeth Katz and has three children. Hundt resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Portola Valley, California.2

Role at Coalition for Green Capital

As CEO of CGC, Hundt has been a leading advocate for green banks for 15 years. Under his leadership, CGC has:

• Educated lawmakers and the public on the potential impact of climate-friendly public-private investment
• Established the American Green Bank Consortium
• Secured $5 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to launch the first U.S.-based national green bank14

Recently, CGC announced a search for a new CEO to lead the organization into its next phase of growth and impact.1

Publications

Hundt is the author of several books, including:

• "A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama's Defining Decisions" (2019)
• "Zero Hour: Time to Build the Clean Power Platform" (2013)
• "The Politics of Abundance: How Technology Can Fix the Budget, Revive the American Dream, and Establish Obama's Legacy" (2012)
• "In China's Shadow: The Crisis of American Entrepreneurship" (2006)
• "You Say You Want A Revolution: A Story of Information Age Politics" (2000)23

Reed Hundt's LinkedIn username is reed-hundt-5b563326.