Ruth Checknoff is the Senior Project and Research Director at David Gardiner and Associates (DGA). In this role, she leads technology, market, and policy initiatives to break down barriers to renewable thermal energy deployment with the Renewable Thermal Collaborative, with a focus on electrification, solar thermal, and U.S. federal policy. Before joining DGA, Ruth worked as the policy manager at Last Energy, where she led policy development and local community engagement to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy for industrial decarbonization. Ruth earned a Master of Public Policy and a B.A. in environmental sciences and psychology from the University of Virginia.
Thanks to new alliances, real-world trainings, and ambitious climate goals, a once-niche technology is transforming the way American industry thinks about energy and sustainability.
