The International Council on Clean Transportation’s Board of Directors welcomes Rohan Patel as an Advisor

(Washington, D.C.) May 6, 2025 — The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is pleased to welcome Rohan Patel as an Advisor to the Board of Directors.

Rohan Patel has been a leader in the government, non-profit and corporate sectors over his career. Most recently Rohan was the Vice President of global public policy and business development at Tesla, where he served on the executive leadership team reporting to the CEO. Mr. Patel oversaw regulatory, policy, site selection and business development efforts for Tesla. Previously, he was special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior advisor for climate and energy policy, where he worked on a range of power sector and transportation policies in addition to being President Obama’s liaison with state and local government officials. Rohan also served as associate director at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and as a senior advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack at the US Department of Agriculture overseeing climate change and conservation issues. Prior to his appointment, he spent two years on the Obama presidential campaign and has also served on the staffs of Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Indiana US Senator Evan Bayh.

“Rohan’s impact and commitment to decarbonizing transportation will help shape ICCT’s future at a time of pivotal change in transportation and climate policy,” shares Drew Kodjak, ICCT President/CEO.

The full list of ICCT’s Board of Directors and Advisors is available on our website here.

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About the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is an independent nonprofit research organization founded to provide exceptional, objective, timely research and technical and scientific analysis to environmental regulators. Our work empowers policymakers and others worldwide to improve the environmental performance of road, marine, and air transportation to benefit public health and mitigate climate change.