Alicia Barton

Having dedicated her career to fighting climate change and advancing new cleantech solutions, Alicia Barton brings extensive clean energy leadership experience from both the public and private sectors to her role as President & CEO of FirstLight Power.

She has held high-profile public service roles – most recently serving as the President & CEO of the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and previously as CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), where she helped both New York and Massachusetts to advance and implement nation-leading clean energy strategies. Alicia’s prior private sector experience includes serving as Co-Chair of the Energy and Cleantech Practice at Foley Hoag LLP, and as Chief of Operations of the Global Utility business unit at SunEdison where she oversaw teams building utility-scale wind and solar projects.

As a proud mother, she’s dedicated to building a cleaner, brighter future for the next generation. Building on a career of advancing new clean energy projects and markets in areas such as offshore wind, solar, energy storage, efficiency, and accelerating clean technology innovation, Alicia joined the FirstLight team to realize the full potential for a company that currently operates the largest fleet of clean energy assets in New England.

She serves on the Board of Directors of prominent climate-focused organizations including Greentown Labs, the Environmental League of Massachusetts, and the Alliance to Save Energy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and partaking in all that New England has to offer including hiking and other outdoor recreation activities.