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Jesse McKinnell is the SVP, Climate Justice and Environmental Resilience at CEI.

Jesse joined CCML in 2012 as their Asset and Relationship Manager and in 2018 became the Revenue and Fund Development Officer as part of CCML’s “new product” team, eventually helping to co-found Bright Community Capital, a Maine-based renewable energy investor and lender with a national footprint, where he served as COO.

Prior to joining the CEI family of organization. Jesse worked as a risk analyst for a large credit card processor. In his free time, Jesse enjoys writing, and activities which require partial submersion in whatever body of water is local and thawed.

Education:

• Maine Law, JD
• University of Southern Maine, BA History

Community Connections:

• Portland Food Co-Op, Finance Committee 2016- 2017
• Preble Street Resource Center, Kitchen Volunteer 2009