Carrie Meek Gallagher

Carrie has 25 years of experience in government leadership roles in NYS and on LI, including Incident Commander of the NYS COVID Test Site at Stony Brook, Regional Director of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation on Long Island, Chief Sustainability Officer for the Suffolk County Water Authority, Commissioner of Environment and Energy for Suffolk County, and most recently serving as Deputy Secretary for Energy & Environment in the Governor’s Office before returning back to her family on Long Island to assume leadership of the NYS Public Service Commission Long Island Office.

In her current role Carrie and her regional staff provide increased regulatory oversight of LIPA and PSEGLI and ensure fair and reasonable electric rates for ratepayers, while also safeguarding access to secure, resilient, reliable, and sustainable electric, gas, water, cable and telecommunications services in the region. The office also facilitates development of the clean energy infrastructure in the region necessary to implement the NYS Climate Act.

While not busy working to secure a more sustainable future for the region and state, Carrie enjoys yoga, running with gal pals, nature walks, and cocktails over sunset at West Meadow Beach.