Hilary Clark

Hilary Clark is the Senior Director, Social Licensing at the American Clean Power Association (ACP) where she leads association and industry advocacy efforts on social licensing issues impacting the ability to develop, construct, and operate clean energy facilities at the state and local levels. Hilary brings over 20 years of government affairs, land use planning and permitting, public policy, and stakeholder engagement experience. Before joining ACP, Hilary worked for engineering consulting firms where she led land use and environmental planning efforts for siting and permitting various development projects, including utility-scale wind and solar energy projects.

She began her career in 2004 with a small consulting firm where she quickly advanced her position to begin driving overall project planning and management, maintaining effective coordination with technical consultants, developers, permitting agencies, and community stakeholder groups. As a project lead, she advised clients and stakeholders on project development issues, policy changes and regulatory framework, tracked changes in the permitting landscape, and helped drive projects forward.

Hilary earned her B.A. in Biology from the University of San Diego and her M.A. in International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.