Diane Bailey

Executive Director | Menlo Spark

Diane Bailey is Executive Director of Menlo Spark, a community nonprofit aiming to help the City of Menlo Park become carbon neutral by 2025. She comes from the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she spent almost 14 years working at the local, state, federal and international level promoting improved air quality and public health through reduced fossil fuel use, advances in clean transportation, and pollution prevention in industry. Previously, Diane worked at Citizens for a Better Environment in Chicago and a local transportation planning agency in Houston. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Washington University and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Rice University.