
Speaker
Jana GANION
- Affliation
- State of California Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
- Title
- Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind
Biography
Jana GANION is Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind in the State of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Administration, where she helps develop policies, planning, and responsible deployment for offshore wind energy and related sectors. Prior to this role, Jana GANION served as Director of Government Affairs and Sustainability at the Blue Lake Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American Tribal government. She is past co-chair of the national U.S. Department of Energy, Indian Country Energy and Infrastructure Working Group (ICEIWG), past vice chair of the California Senate Bill 350 Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group (DACAG), and served on the Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board of Directors, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Sustainability Advisory Council, and the California Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) Technical Advisory Council.