Rory works at CEE as a community energy planner. He leads planning, project management, and strategy implementation for individual communities participating in Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy offering. 

Previously, he worked as the communications principal with the clean energy business group Advanced Energy United where he worked to share stories and industry perspective on the energy transition. Prior to that, he worked with the public affairs firm Tunheim where his clients included the Energy Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

Rory has a BA in global studies from Lawrence University with a minor in Arabic.