NRDC Announces Liane Randolph as Strategic Advisor

San Francisco — NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today announced that Liane Randolph will serve as a strategic advisor, bringing decades of climate and energy policy leadership to support the organization’s work during a critical period of the clean energy transition.  

Randolph most recently chaired the California Air Resources Board (CARB), where she helped lead the nation’s most ambitious efforts to cut emissions, expand zero-emission vehicles, and strengthen clean air protections. She previously held senior roles at the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Natural Resources Agency.  

“Liane Randolph is one of the country’s foremost climate leaders,” said Hannon Rasool, NRDC Managing Director of Transportation. “Her experience navigating complex policy and regulatory challenges will help strengthen our impact in California and beyond. She has been instrumental in developing smart standards that can deliver cleaner air, healthier communities, economic growth, and the certainty businesses need to compete and innovate in a global market.”  

In this role, Randolph will provide strategic guidance across key areas including transportation policy and industrial decarbonization. She will advise NRDC teams on high-impact policy opportunities in California while helping inform broader national efforts.  

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Established in 1970, NRDC uses science, policy, law and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health and safeguard nature. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Beijing and Delhi (an office of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd).