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Staci Rubin

Bio

Staci Rubin teaches Energy Law and Policy at Northeastern University School of law.  In March 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey ’98 appointed Rubin to a full-time position as a commissioner on the Commonwealth Utilities Commission, which oversees the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), which, in turn, oversees electric and gas utilities, energy siting and public safety.

Rubin previously served as the vice president of environmental justice at Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), where she partnered with residents of historically marginalized communities to solve some of our biggest environmental and energy challenges and worked with staff across the organization to embed environmental justice throughout CLF’s culture. Prior to CLF, she served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as senior counsel at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). At DPU, Rubin led the adjudication of a solar incentive program, implemented multiple net metering laws, and expanded public access to government records. Prior to joining DPU, Rubin was senior attorney and Environmental Justice Legal Services Program director at Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE), where she represented and advised community groups on environmental justice matters, including challenging the siting of fossil fuel power plants and a dangerous rail transport proposal.

Rubin earned a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law, master of public health from Tufts University School of Medicine, master of environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School and an undergraduate degree from New York University.