Ross MacFarlane

Ross is a climate and clean energy advocate based in Seattle, Washington. In addition to his role as Vice President, Ross co-chairs the National Advancement Council for the Sierra Club, chairs the Business Partnerships Committee, and serves on the Conservation Policy and Investment Advisory Committees. He also serves as Vice President and Secretary for the Clean Energy Transition Institute, and participates in the Advisory Board for Western Washington University’s Institute for Energy Studies, where he taught a course on clean energy and climate. Ross was Senior Advisor at Climate Solutions, where advocated for strong climate policy, and helped lead the successful campaign to stop coal export facilities. Before that, Ross was part of the management team at a transit agency, practiced environmental law as a partner at a major law firm (K&L Gates), and enforced pollution control laws at the US EPA. A passionate hiker, climber, skier, and sea-kayaker, Ross draws inspiration from wild places in his native Northwest and around the world.