Green is the new black. Subscribe to Accelerate Get the market insight you need into the global oil & gas industry's energy transition – from the new newsletter from Upstream and Recharge. Sign up here Harris, who appointed to the post in acting capacity from Alicia Barton last June, was previously vice president of large-scale renewables at the authority. “We have witnessed Doreen’s unparalleled leadership and passion for clean energy for more than ten years at NYSERDA through her strategic approach to developing and executing on some of the largest clean energy initiatives in the nation,” said board chair Richard Kauffman.