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Former U.S. Ambassador Anne Slaughter Andrew, '83, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Sunnova Energy International, a residential solar and energy storage service provider. In addition to her service as an Ambassador to Costa Rica, Andrew has worked for over 20 years as an energy and environmental attorney.

Andrew was appointed to the ambassadorship in 2009, a post she held until July 2013. During her time leading the embassy in San Jose, she directed more than $50 million in development and security program funding, led regional clean energy initiatives, and oversaw the expansion of U.S. exports to Costa Rica by more than 20 percent.

Andrew began her legal career in the Indianapolis law firm Faegre Baker Daniels, where she was a partner and co-chair of the environmental/energy practice team. After that she joined Patton Boggs as a partner in that law firm’s environment and energy group. She led collaborative efforts at the state and national level to advance regulatory reform, including state and national models for Brownfield redevelopment and for the Clean Air Act National Model Permits.

Andrew's recent projects include co-founding TerViva, LLC, an agro-technology company developing environmentally sustainable crops for food and fuel; launching the Climate Forum with the NewDEAL, a rising stars network of exceptional state and local elected officials; investing and advising LNG, LLC, a Central American venture to collect and recycle used lubricant oil; and Co-founder of EARTH University's global platform for Leadership and Sustainable Solutions Impact. In addition, Andrew serves on the Board of Directors of Ad Astra Rocket Company (Chair, Audit Committee) in Houston, Texas, on the Natural Resources Defense Council (Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee), and on the Telluride Foundation (Executive Committee) in Telluride, Colorado.