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Mr. Meade

Bill Meade

Director, Tetra Tech

Bill Meade is an international energy and environmental consultant with over 30 years of experience. He currently lives and works in Indonesia where he heads the Indonesia Clean Energy Development project. Now in its second phase, ICED is the centerpiece of USAID Indonesia's low emissions development support in the energy sector.

Beginning in 2011, the ICED project established a network of public and private sector partners involved in clean energy development and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction in the energy sector. Partners include national, provincial and district-level government agencies; banks and financial institutions; project developers; the national electric utility (PLN); industry trade associations; and research institutions.

Mr. Meade has supported government agencies, industry associations, and private companies in the design and implementation of renewable energy, energy efficiency, environmental impact assessment, environmental management, rural economic development, and sustainable tourism.

Mr. Meade has consulted with hotel and resort companies including Starwood Hotels and Sandals Resorts, hotel and tourism associations, government tourism ministries and development agencies, tour operators, international organizations such as World Travel and Tourism Council and U.N. World Tourism Organization, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, European Union and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Prior to moving to Indonesia, Mr. Meade worked throughout the Egyptian Red Sea coast and Caribbean introducing environmental management in hotels and resorts and sustainable tourism destinations. He specializes in designing impactful programs that are jointly implemented by government, private sector and civil society. The programs incorporate energy and water efficiency, waste management, green purchasing, training and awareness, and strategic marketing.

Mr. Meade has a Bachelor's degree in energy and environmental management and an MBA specializing in sustainability.

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Mr. Meade can be contacted at +1 703-387-2134 or [email protected]