Peter Ledford

Peter Ledford served as North Carolina Clean Energy Director for Governor Roy Cooper where he worked to further the state’s clean energy goals. Ledford previously served as General Counsel and Director of Policy at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association where he served in various capacities between 2014 and 2022. Prior to his work at NCSEA, Ledford worked in the Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly as a staff attorney and legislative analyst. Ledford is a member of the Board of Directors for the Advanced Energy Corporation and a recipient of Energy News Network’s 40 Under 40 list. Ledford graduated from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor's degree in Geography and from the Wake Forest University School of Law.