Dr. Suzanne Singer is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Native Renewables Inc. Her mechanical engineering and energy analysis background provides the technical foundation to develop programs that promote tribal energy independence, offer affordable off-grid solar energy solutions, and provide training and education programs that empower families. Prior to founding Native Renewables, Singer was a staff engineer and post-doc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where she supported energy security projects. In addition, she was an intern with Sandia National Laboratories’ Tribal Energy Program, which led to her passion in researching renewable energy generation and energy independence for Native American Tribes.
Singer is a member of the Navajo (Diné) tribe. She is the winner of the 2019 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Entrepreneurship Award, and a 2021 Echoing Green. She earned a PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona.