Bio
Rose McKinney-James is the former CEO for the Corporation for Solar Technology and Renewable Resources, (CSTRR) a former Commissioner with the Nevada Public Service Commission, and served as Nevada’s first Director of the Department of Business and Industry. She is the Managing Principal of Energy Works LLC and McKinney-James & Associates. Her firms provide business-consulting services and advocacy in the areas of public affairs, clean energy policy, and economic and sustainable development.
McKinney-James is a Member of the the Board of Directors of MGM Resorts International, MGM Detroit and Toyota Financial Savings Bank. Additionally, she serves on the Boards of the Energy Foundation, Net Impact and the American Association for Blacks in Energy (AABE). She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and The International Women’s Forum (iWF).
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Ms. McKinney-James is a graduate of the Antioch School of Law in Washington D.C., and received her BA from Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan. McKinney-James resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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