Sue Gander serves as the Director of U.S. Transportation at the World Resources Institute (WRI). This includes leading the Electric School Bus and Ports of the Future Initiatives and sustainable mobility efforts across the transportation sector more broadly and supporting global work.

Prior to WRI, Sue was the Managing Director of Policy for the Electrification Coalition where she worked to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles at scale, including advancing federal and state policies and leading on freight electrification and vehicle to grid initiatives. For over a decade, Sue directed the Energy, Infrastructure and Environment Division at the National Governors Association, spearheading policy support for the transformation of the energy and transportation sectors and leading efforts around water, resiliency, outdoor recreation and financing. She also served at the U.S. EPA and the Center for Clean Air Policy where she led initiatives on clean energy, air quality and climate change. She has authored many reports and papers and is a frequent presenter and media contact.

Sue earned a MA in Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin, completing a Certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy and a capstone project on alternative fuel vehicles, and earned a BA cum laude in Public Policy from Brown University.

Sue is the founder and co-chair of the Women of Electric Vehicles DC Chapter. She volunteers with the National Park Service C&O Canal Bike Patrol, Kensington Maryland Racial Justice Committee and St. Camillus Food Pantry.

Sue lives with her family in Kensington, Maryland, where she enjoys riding her e-bike, being a weed warrior and walking their dog Zoey.