Daniel L. Sosland
Dan Sosland is president of Acadia Center, a position he has held since co-founding the organization in 1998. Acadia Center focuses on climate and clean energy solutions that reduce climate pollution while improving public health and providing consumer, economic and equity benefits in the region of the Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada. Dan has authored and led the development of Acadia Center reports on climate change roadmaps, energy efficiency, grid tariffs and electrification frameworks. He has been involved in power grid issues for nearly 30 years at ISO-NE and NEPOOL and at FERC. Prior to Acadia Center, Dan began his career as a litigation attorney at major law firms in New York City and as an attorney at the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston and Maine. Dan’s work has been recognized by the Exemplary Public Service Award from Cornell Law School, the ACEEE Champion of Efficiency Award, the Maine Forever Award for watershed protection and the U.S. EPA’s Environmental Merit Award. He holds a JD with honors from Cornell Law School and a BA from Brown University. He is a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Climate Action Network and the Alliance for Climate Transition and serves on the Roundtable Transition Advisory Council. He is based in Rockport, Maine.