Carishma Gokhale Welch
20192025

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Carishma Gokhale-Welch is the federal sector partnership development manager at NREL, where she collaborates with a diverse group of federal agency partners on their clean energy transition objectives. 

Prior to this role, her work focused on clean energy planning and strategy in the United States and emerging markets. In her former role as principal investigator for the U.S. Department of Energy's Communities Local Energy Action Program, Gokhale-Welch led complex, multi-stakeholder technical teams that provide place-based technical assistance to support low-income, energy-burdened communities with energy transitions. She also partnered with the United States Agency for International Development and the U.S. State Department in Asia and North Africa, working with diverse stakeholders to scale up and deploy advanced energy systems and clean energy transitions. In addition, Gokhale-Welch led NREL's partnership activities with the U.S. Army's Office of Energy Initiatives, which included conducting microgrid feasibility assessments and technoeconomic analyses to enhance energy resilience.

Before coming to NREL, her work involved overseeing activities ranging from strategic planning, building partnerships, and new initiatives to mine reclamation and watershed management. 

Education/Academic Qualification

Bachelor, Commerce, University of Mumbai

Master, Environmental Management, Yale University

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