Summary
Robert Klee is an environmental policy and energy leader with 18 years of experience bridging law, science, and public administration. Based in New Haven, he teaches at Yale School of the Environment while directing clean energy programming for Yale’s business-environment center and serving as acting director for environmental law and policy initiatives. Previously he led Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as Commissioner and earlier served as chief of staff, bringing hands-on regulatory and governance experience to academic programming. His background uniquely combines a J.D., a Ph.D., and a Master of Environmental Management with early legal clerkships and private practice, enabling him to translate complex legal and technical issues into pragmatic policy and program design. Known for navigating cross-sector partnerships, he focuses on accelerating clean energy deployment through pragmatic policy, education, and stakeholder engagement. Colleagues describe him as a strategist who pairs rigorous scholarship with practical implementation experience.
18 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Masters of Environmental Management, Masters of Environmental Management at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Doctor of Law (J.D.) at Yale Law School
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Yale University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geology/Earth Science, General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geology/Earth Science, General at Princeton University