Michael Porto

Michael is the Senior Director, External Engagement, at Invenergy and leads external affairs for Leading Light Wind, the largest competitively awarded offshore wind project in the United States. He has over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of sustainable infrastructure and public engagement and policy. Before joining Invenergy, he served as Manager of City Government Affairs with Con Edison for nearly seven years. While there, he led the company’s New York City government relations efforts, including the revamp of the company’s Clean Energy Commitment. Previously, he was Director of Outreach and Planning at the Waterfront Alliance, and created the first version of WEDG, or Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines, a tool to promote resiliency, ecology, and public access for waterfront sites.  He holds a Master of Urban Planning from Hunter College​ and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from Siena College.