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Kimberly Harriman

 
Kimberly Harriman

Member of the NYSERDA Board
Appointed June 2025

Work History

Kimberly Harriman is the Deputy CEO at Avangrid. Kim joined Avangrid at the end of 2020 as Vice President, State Government Relations and Public Affairs, coordinating state government relations and public affairs for electric and gas utility subsidiaries in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine and renewable onshore and offshore energy projects across 22 states.

Prior to Avangrid, Kim worked for over 20 years on energy issues for the State of New York. Kim served as Senior Vice President of Public & Regulatory Affairs at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and a member of the Executive Management Committee. She also served as Chairperson of the Canal Management Committee, providing oversight and guidance to the successful integration and operation of the Canal Corporation.

Before joining NYPA, Kim was General Counsel at the Department of Public Service where she was responsible for an in-house legal team that represented the Department and Public Service Commission in State and federal regulatory and civil court proceedings regarding regulation of the electric, gas, steam, water, telecommunications, and cable industries. Before assuming the General Counsel role, she served in roles of increasing responsibility within the Department of Public Service, including as an Assistant Counsel on major rate and siting cases, prudence proceedings, and major policy cases. In addition, Kim served as an Administrative Law Judge presiding in major utility rate cases and other proceedings involving regulated utilities.

Kim also served as an Assistant Secretary for Energy in the Executive Chamber where she assisted in the development of State and federal policy on a variety of energy issues affecting New York, including on-bill financing and energy-based economic development programs. Kim also worked in private practice working on energy issues.

Education

Kim graduated from Albany Law School of Union University and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in economics from Siena College.