Jamil Khan

Jamil Khan is Vice President, Asset Management at Rise Light & Power, where he manages the development of the company’s new projects and strategic partnerships.

Khan brings over a decade of high-level experience in New York’s renewable energy industry. Previously, he served as the Mid-Atlantic Project Development Director at Ørsted, where he led a multi-disciplinary team responsible for developing projects from concept through offtake agreements, including the company’s 1100 MW Ocean Wind and 880 MW Sunrise Wind projects. Khan also formerly served as a Development Manager at Deepwater Wind, where he advocated for market expansion of offshore wind energy demand in New York and New Jersey, led the expansion of the South Fork Wind Farm, and spearheaded the development of the Garden State Offshore Energy project. Prior to joining the offshore wind energy industry, Khan was Associate Manager of Policy and Business Development at Tesla and Director of Policy in New York at SolarCity, tasked with supporting energy storage and solar PV project development and policy activities in New York. Mr. Khan also served as the Program Manager at the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability under Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

Mr. Khan earned a MSE in Environmental Management and Economics and a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.