Phil Aroneanu is an organizer and political strategist and currently leads partnerships, policy and communications for Climate United, a coalition of lenders deploying clean energy to communities across the country.  Previously, Phil worked as a contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies office and led the Community Power Accelerator, an innovative technical assistance and grant program that supported developers across the country to finance an deploy solar projects that serve low-income communities. Phil helped found Dayenu and served as our Chief Strategy Officer from 2020-2023. He now serves as Dayenu’s Senior Advisor and is a member of the Advisory Board. Phil co-founded 350.org, where he helped launch and run dozens of efforts, including the campaign against the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline, the Fossil Fuel Divestment campaign, and the People’s Climate March. He directed Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign in New York, helped mobilize millions to the streets and the ballot box after the 2016 elections, and directed digital organizing at the American Civil Liberties Union. Phil has also consulted and managed a variety of global, national, and state-level electoral and advocacy efforts.