Founder & CEO
She/her
Areas of Expertise
Subnational and State-to-Federal Climate Policy Development and Implementation (focus on California); Strategy Development; Carbon Neutrality and Climate Goal-Setting; International Climate Negotiations; Climate Tech and Innovation; Equity and Environmental Justice; Supply-Side Climate Policy; Carbon Markets and Offsetting; Community and Stakeholder Engagement; Gender and Climate; Regional Expertise in Islands (Pacific, Caribbean, AIS), MENA Region, and China
About Aimee
Aimee brings nearly 20 years of experience in climate, energy, and sustainability, spanning the state, federal, and international levels, and the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She founded Hua Nani Partners in 2019 and serves as its Founder and CEO.
Before founding Hua Nani Partners, Aimee served as Senior Advisor to California Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr., where she helped launch the US Climate Alliance, led the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, and was responsible for Executive Order B-55-18, committing California to carbon neutrality by 2045. Prior to that, Aimee served as Deputy Secretary for Border and Intergovernmental Relations at the California Environmental Protection Agency, where she led the state’s partnerships with other jurisdictions, including China, Mexico, Japan, and the Netherlands. In the lead-up to COP21, she helped launch the Under2 Coalition, a group of 200+ subnational governments committed to climate action. Before that, Aimee was a partner at Allotrope Partners, where she worked on clean energy projects and innovative climate finance in emerging markets. Earlier in her career, Aimee worked for the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), helping launch their Directorate for Energy and Climate Change in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to that, Aimee worked as an advisor to the UK Government in the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Strategy Directorate, and as senior manager of US regulatory affairs for the global offset project developer EcoSecurities. Aimee began her career at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in San Francisco.
In addition to her work at HNP, Aimee serves as the Oahu representative on Hawai’i’s Board of Land and Natural Resources, a role she was appointed to by Governor David Ige in 2021. She also serves on a number of boards, including the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society at Dartmouth, and Independent Diplomat – an international nonprofit diplomatic advisory group. She was the 2018 recipient of the Government Leadership Award for DOE’s C3E Women’s Initiative.
Aimee is the founder of Powerwomen - a database of leading women in climate change and energy. She is also the co-founder and Board President of Bright Spot Network, which supports young parents that are facing cancer while caring for small children. She also recorded a children’s album, Rainbow Connection, the proceeds from which go to supporting Bright Spot Network.
Aimee holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and a BA from Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies.
She currently lives in Oahu, Hawai‘i, with her two wonderful children.