Building Baselines: Carmen Best
Carmen Best, Chief Policy Officer at Recurve, has spent her career at the intersection of energy policy, data, and system transformation. Her path into the field spans international development, state politics, and regulatory leadership, including nearly a decade at the California Public Utilities Commission. From early work in the U.S. Senate and three years in the Peace Corps in Niger to evaluating energy efficiency programs in Wisconsin and shaping policy in California, Carmen has consistently focused on how policy translates into real-world outcomes.