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Marisa Blackshire is currently the Senior Director of Environmental Compliance and Health & Safety at Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy's mission is to make clean, reliable, and affordable energy that is accessible to everyone. As Bloom’s EH&S leader, Marisa is furthering Bloom’s mission by building the profile and engagement on environmental, health, safety and sustainability issues. Marisa engages the business and Bloom customers on a range of compliance, legal and policy issues that arise in the EHS&S context. Prior to joining Bloom, Marisa was a Senior General Attorney at BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroads in North America. In that role, Marisa led BNSF’s environmental legal, air and climate programs. She also worked on various environmental permitting, regulatory compliance and litigation matters that arose across the BNSF system. Before BNSF, Marisa was in private practice at Alston & Bird LLP where she worked on similar issues for clients including, but not limited to: petroleum companies; mines; energy providers; residential developers; the world’s largest retailer; and local agencies developing large scale infrastructure. Marisa serves on the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Board and is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER), currently serving on its Executive Committee and Equity and Inclusion Task Force. Marisa’s community involvement includes supporting multiple causes that provide high quality programming and resources to at-risk youth.