Success through unprecedented collaboration
AWWI was founded in 2008 by leaders from the wind industry and conservation and science organizations with the vision of achieving wind energy’s full conservation potential through sound science and collaboration. AWWI’s Founding Partners provided expertise and financial backing to build a new, independent organization to carry out this vision.
In Their Words: Founders’ Voices
Hear, in their words, the story of AWWI’s genesis, and the vision, importance, and impact of AWWI’s historic partnership
Tom Weis
Independent Consultant
Alex Levinson
Formerly Sierra Club
Andrew Linehan
Formerly Avangrid Renewables
Deb Hahn
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Johanna Wald
Formerly Natural Resources Defense Council
Joe Grennan
Formerly RES Americas
Jan Blittersdorf
Formerly NRG Systems
Genevieve Thompson
Formerly Audubon Dakota
Johanna Wald
Natural Resources Defense Council
Peter Frumhoff, Ph.D.
Union of Concerned Scientists
Wayne Walker
Founding Executive Director of AWWI
Alan Pollom
Formerly The Nature Conservancy