Full Name
Alleyn Graham
Job Title
Executive Director
Company
Viriginia Clean Cities
Speaker Bio
Alleyn (he/him) joined Clean Cities is 2009, the same year Virginia Clean Cities, Inc., formed a partnership with James Madison University. That partnership allows Clean Cities and the university in Harrisonburg, Virginia to work together to leverage resources, support alternative fuel initiatives and pursue opportunities to decrease pollution and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Prior to being named Executive Director, Alleyn served as VCC’s Business Development Director. He serves as the Virginia representative to the nine-state Southeast Natural Gas Vehicle Corridor Committee, and was the coordinator for Virginia's initial 2010 electric vehicle readiness effort. Harned was appointed to the State Advisory Board on Air Pollution in 2013. Alleyn has worked on transportation and energy-related issues in Virginia since 2006. Before joining the VCC staff, Alleyn served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia where he assisted in drafting Virginia's initial Energy Plan, and participated in the Virginia Commission on Climate Change and Governor's Energy Policy Advisory Council. Hamed is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, and has a master’s degree from James Madison University, where he serves in an A&P faculty role. With Virginia Clean Cities, Harned leads the coalition’s collaborative effort to assist stakeholders and the Commonwealth in programs to improve air quality, and increase American energy security and economic opportunity through the increased use of alternative fuels and vehicles. Graham bio: Graham comes to Virginia Clean Cities after two years on the portfolio management team at Electrify America. At EA he worked with large and small companies to deploy public EV charging across the US and Canada. He is passionate about making sustainable technologies available to individuals and communities. At VCC he has hosted a first-in-the-nation e-boat ride and drive, a major ride and drive in Norfolk, and led a NREL cohort with the City of Richmond sustainability office. Graham is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and holds a Master's in Public Affairs from Brown University. He lives in Richmond.
Alleyn Graham