About Morgan Rote

Morgan Rote

Associate Vice President of U.S. Fuels & Transportation

Work

Areas of expertise:

Hydrogen, biofuels, e-fuels, international climate policy, clean energy innovation, economic analysis

Description

Morgan Rote is the Associate Vice President of U.S. Fuels & Transportation. She leads EDF’s global fuels work and U.S. transportation portfolio, focused on promoting clean fuel and technology solutions to replace oil and gas in hard-to-abate sectors of the economy. Morgan oversees EDF’s strategy and research around clean hydrogen, biofuels and e-fuels, and works with industry and global policymakers to identify opportunities for action. Morgan joined EDF after nearly a decade at economic policy consultancy Keybridge LLC.

Background

Prior to joining EDF, Morgan was a Director at Keybridge LLC, where she oversaw economic and climate policy advising for government agencies and industry associations. During this time, Morgan led federal research and policy efforts to improve communication around flood risk, enhance community climate adaptation, and reduce suffering from natural disasters. Morgan has also advised on NYC municipal energy policy as an EDF Climate Corps fellow and served as a sustainable development consultant for the Global Island Partnership.

Morgan holds a MA in International Economics and Climate Policy from Johns Hopkins University SAIS and a BA in Economics from Rhodes College.