David Van't Hof

David Van't Hof was a senior strategist on carbon pricing for Sightline. He is an attorney with his own policy and law practice in Portland, Oregon. He focuses his practice in the areas of sustainability, renewable energy, and climate policy, drawing from his experience as Sustainability Policy Advisor to former Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and ten years of practice at Stoel Rives and Lane Powell law firms. With the Governor's Office, David led the state’s participation in the Western Climate Initiative, the framework for a regional cap and trade program, and in developing the state’s nationally recognized climate change and renewable energy policies. David has served on numerous renewable energy and energy efficiency nonprofit boards, including Climate Solutions and the Climate Trust, and also works with nonprofits on a contract basis, providing legal and policy expertise. David spent 2014 working in East Africa focused on development of solar micro grid projects. David earned his law degree in 1994 from the University of Michigan and his bachelor's degree in philosophy from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1988.