Andre is the Managing Director at GMA, where he leads teams that are developing and implementing market-based programs to drive decarbonization in hard-to-abate sectors, with a special focus on aviation, heavy-duty trucking, and cement and concrete.
Andre has more than a decade of experience managing complex energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, with a special focus on developing and managing multi-stakeholder initiatives. Previously, at ENGIE Impact, he led the firm’s green fuels work in the United States, and helped private companies, state governments and non-profit organizations evaluate clean hydrogen and other alternative fuels technologies and policies. He also led the first-ever collective procurement for sustainable aviation fuel on behalf of the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance. Before joining ENGIE, Andre worked on industrial decarbonization at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he launched the Better Plants program, a voluntary energy efficiency partnership consisting of some of the world’s largest manufacturing companies. Prior to DOE, he was a Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, where he helped advance market-based climate policies and engagement with the Center’s Business Environmental Leadership Council.
Andre has a BA in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego and an MA in Public Policy from Georgetown University. He is based in Maryland.