Utility Partnerships for CFE Goals  

Farah Mandich is the Presidential Sustainability Executive supporting the US GSA's implementation of carbon-free electricity (CFE) objectives. She leads collaborations with retail regulated utilities and supports a cross-agency Executive Order implementation team with strategic guidance and industry expertise. Farah came to the federal government from Xcel Energy, where she was the Director of Resource Planning and Bidding for the company's five-state Upper Midwest service areas. She has experience with formulating generation resource strategy and supporting economic analyses, overseeing large-scale procurement processes and testifying before state utility commissions. Prior to this role, Farah worked in Regulatory Affairs at both Xcel Energy-Minnesota and Southern California Edison, and a utility sector research specialist and renewable energy subject matter expert at McKinsey & Company. Farah earned her Masters of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Bachelors of Science in Economics from Texas Christian University.

Wendi Fleener is the Director of Clean Energy at Duke Energy. In her work, she is focused on developing, implementing, and managing programmatic ways for customers to reach their sustainability goals throughout the Duke Energy footprint. Wendi graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and has her MBA from Queens University.