Bloom Energy has appointed Cynthia “CJ” Warner to its Board of Directors. Warner was the President and CEO of Renewable Energy Group, a leading international producer of low carbon, bio-based diesel, from 2019 through 2022, growing the company’s market value approximately three-fold prior to its acquisition by Chevron. Warner is a seasoned executive with experience in both traditional and renewable fuels.

For more than 40 years, she has been driving growth and improvements to deliver energy ever more safely, reliably, and sustainably. Warner has held executive positions in operations, technology development, strategy, business development, and environment, health and safety. She has led operations globally for large refiners, including Andeavor and BP, as well as scale-up and development efforts in novel renewable energy technologies.

Warner currently serves on the Board of Directors for Chevron and is Lead Independent Director for Sempra Energy. She is also a member of the Columbia University Advisory Board for the Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP), the National Petroleum Council, and the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Warner earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Illinois Institute of Technology.

She currently resides in Iowa with her husband, where they are developing a portion of their property into a pollinator reserve.