Ron Lehr currently practices law and consults for clients about energy regulation and business matters. His work focuses on clean energy, market structure reform, new electric utility business models and various other regulatory policies to promote an environmentally-sustainable energy system. He has represented private firms, non-profit advocacy groups, national energy laboratories, trade groups, and foundations on renewable energy policies and commercialization strategies. He served for seven years from 1984 to 1991 as Commissioner and Chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and later as President of the Denver Board of Water Commissioners, the water utility for the metro Denver area. Ron is a graduate cum laude of Dartmouth College and the University of Colorado School of Law