Jennifer Gardner is an attorney and independent consultant with over a decade of experience in the electric power sector. Before stepping down in July 2023, Gardner served as Vice Chair of the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) Governing Body — a five-member independent board overseeing the reliable operation of a real-time energy market in the West. Today, Gardner continues to provide consulting services to western clients through Envision Energy, LLC, which she founded in November 2020. Through Envision Energy, Gardner provides guidance and expertise in the areas of wholesale electricity market design and governance, renewable energy procurement and deployment, distributed energy resource integration, transmission system planning, and electric grid reliability. 

Prior to her roles with the Western EIM Governing Body and Envision Energy, Gardner spent five years at Western Resource Advocates — an environmental non-profit headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. There, she directed the work of the Regional Energy Markets Program and advocated for market frameworks that can provide decarbonization solutions for the western power grid. Additionally, Gardner has held previous positions with the Utah Governor’s Office of Energy Development and the Western Interstate Energy Board. Gardner resides in Park City, Utah with her young son and dog and enjoys hiking, biking, and skiing in her free time.