Elizabeth Kocs

As Director, Business Development Manager at SURA, Dr. Elizabeth Kocs manages key initiatives to advance community benefits, and the impacts of integrated energy networks, and the broader hydrogen and low carbon energy ecosystem. She serves as the subject matter expert overseeing environmental, economic, and societal considerations, decision science, and impact metrics including the Justice40 Initiative for the energy transition. Elizabeth has 30 years of experience developing and managing environmental projects and leading stakeholder engagement and community participation for applied research, planning, and policy initiatives locally, regionally, and globally.

Prior to her current role, Elizabeth served as Director of Partnerships and Strategy at UIC Energy Initiative, where she led strategic energy, sustainability, transportation electrification, and environmental and climate justice programs.

She has received the Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC) Community Leadership Award for her work in transportation electrification, and the COP26 Climate Challenge Cup for the climate justice research project.

Elizabeth holds an executive MBA, a PhD in Environment Behavior Science, and a Bachelor of Architecture.