Leadership

John B. Howe is Vice President of Public and Environmental Affairs at Ogin.  He leads state and federal government relations activities and works with a broad range of stakeholder groups to address siting concerns associated with wind energy development.

John’s career has spanned several cleantech energy sectors.  Prior to joining the company in September 2010, he was responsible for government and public affairs for Verenium Corporation, a cellulosic biofuels developer; American Superconductor, a developer of advanced power grid technologies; and J. Makowski Associates, Inc., a developer of large-scale natural gas and independent power projects in the northeastern United States.  During the mid-1990s, as Chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, John spearheaded development of the regulatory plan to restructure and introduce competition to the Commonwealth’s retail electric services industry.

John earned his BA in political science from Amherst College, magna cum laude in 1978 and a master’s degree from Tufts University’s Fletcher School in 1984, with a concentration in energy and resource economics.