Craig Perkins provides leadership, oversight and strategic input at TEC for all contracts, programs and policy work. Prior to joining TEC in 2008, he was Director of Environmental and Public Works Management for the City of Santa Monica, where he served for over 25 years. Craig has extensive experience designing and implementing energy programs and policies, which involve outreach strategies to key stakeholder groups, including creation of the Regional Energy Networks, implementation of Energy Upgrade California in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Southern California Regional Energy Center Pilot, directing Santa Monica’s award-winning Sustainable City Plan, Solar Santa Monica Program, and Energy Independence Plan. Craig has played a key leadership role in shaping regulatory policies that have resulted in successful program implementation. Craig holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley, and Master’s Degrees in Political Science and Latin American Studies from UCLA and in Public Administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
