Jane Cohen

Executive Director

Jane Cohen is the Executive Director of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy, where she handles the environment and energy portfolio, leading work on the Governor’s clean energy agenda, environmental justice and climate resiliency work, and among other key initiatives. Prior to joining the Governor’s office, she was the Policy Director at Isles, Inc, where she led strategy for a broad portfolio of policy issues including lead poisoning prevention and healthy housing, urban air pollution and electric vehicles and workforce development in the green jobs sector.

Prior to her work in New Jersey, Jane was a Senior Researcher for Human Rights Watch, where she helped launch the organization’s environmental policy and human rights program and authored their first report on climate change. A specialist on China, she also led extensive field research on health, environmental and political issues in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Japan. Jane conducted international advocacy with governments, international organizations and the United Nations and has published extensively on global environmental issues. Jane holds dual master’s degrees from Columbia University: a Master of International Affairs and a Master of Public Health. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and French.

Council Co-Chair

BPU President
Joseph Fiordaliso

Born and raised in Newark’s Ironbound section, President Fiordaliso has served as an NJBPU Commissioner since 2006, when he was nominated by Governor Richard Codey and confirmed by the Senate. In 2011 and 2013, President Fiordaliso was re-nominated by Governor Chris Christie and confirmed by the Senate to continue serving as an NJBPU Commissioner. In January 2018, Governor Phil Murphy appointed President Fiordaliso to serve as NJBPU President, and he was re-nominated and re-confirmed to the role in May 2019.

Council Co-Chair

DEP Commissioner
Shawn LaTourette

Appointed by Governor Philip D. Murphy, Shawn M. LaTourette became New Jersey’s Commissioner of Environmental Protection on June 14, 2021. Commissioner LaTourette is responsible for formulating statewide environmental policy while directing programs that protect public health and ensure the quality of New Jersey’s air, land, water, and natural and historic resources.

Since 2019, Commissioner LaTourette has been responsible for running DEP’s operations while formulating policy and regulatory reforms to advance Governor Murphy’s environmental, climate change and clean energy priorities. Commissioner LaTourette has developed and led initiatives that prioritize environmental justice while facilitating greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate change resilience and adaptation, renewable energy deployment, water infrastructure enhancement, brownfields redevelopment, community renewal, and natural resource conservation and restoration.

Council Co-Chair

DOLWD Commissioner
Robert Asaro-Angelo

Robert Asaro-Angelo was nominated by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the Commissioner of the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development in January 2018.

As Commissioner, Asaro-Angelo is proud to oversee the state’s diverse services to New Jersey workers. Due in part to the innovation he has spearheaded in New Jersey, in February 2021, Asaro-Angelo was chosen by his counterparts across the nation as the Board Chair of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) for the 2021 association year.

Co-Chair of the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Council

EDA Chief Executive
Tim Sullivan