Nick Chaset

Board of Directors | Board Member

• Company: Ava Community Energy
• Title: Chief Executive Officer

Nick is the Chief Executive Officer at Ava Community Energy and has overall responsibility for all facets of Ava’s operations. Nick is also very active working on Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) issues across California as a member of the Board of the California Community Choice Association. Prior to Ava, Nick served as Chief of Staff to Michael Picker, President of the California Public Utilities Commission and as a special advisor to Governor Jerry Brown focused on distributed energy resources. He began his career working in clean energy for Q-Cells, RenewFinancial, the California Public Utilities Commission and KEMA Consulting. Nick holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA in international relations from Tufts University.