Damien Lally

Damien Lally is a Member of the EP Board of Directors and the Strategic Partnerships Director at Advanced Energy United, a nonprofit business association of advanced energy companies focused on achieving 100% clean energy in the U.S. Before joining the board of directors in September 2024, he was a member of the Essential Partners staff from 2014-23, serving as Development Manager and then Director of Development. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 2010.

Damien loves working with mission-driven teams, funder communities, and institutional partners to champion important causes, whether related to clean energy advocacy or repairing the social fabric and relationships at the center of civic life and democracy. His time as a staff member at Essential Partners instilled a deep love of its work, and a lasting commitment to its mission.