Dani Makous

Dani Makous (she/her) is Policy Director and Senior Researcher at Building Electrification Institute (BEI). Dani partners with local governments and community partners across the U.S. on equitable building decarbonization research, program design, and policy adoption. The dominant focus of Dani's work is at the energy and housing affordability nexus. Dani previously worked on the City of Oakland’s Sustainability team, where she helped develop Oakland's 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan and implement key actions focused on building electrification, transportation electrification, and climate resilience.

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