Gina Coplon-Newfield (she/her), Managing Director

Gina is coming to Sunstone hot off her role as a political appointee in the Biden Administration serving as the Chief of Staff at the Office of Policy in the U.S. Department of Energy, overseeing a number of clean energy policy initiatives. Prior to her role as Chief of Staff, she was the Director of Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All Campaign where she led the organization’s advocacy for the electrification of cars, trucks, and buses as well as defense of public transit policies and clean car standards. Previously, she ran campaigns and programs at Physicians for Human Rights, the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines, and a Boston-based lead poisoning prevention initiative. She also served on the Massachusetts Zero Emission Vehicle Commission. Gina earned an MPA at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a BA from Tufts University. Gina is based in Massachusetts.