2013 Texas Tribune Festival

Malewitz covers energy for the Tribune. Before arriving, he spent two years covering energy and environmental issues for Stateline, a nonprofit news service in Washington, D.C. A native of Michigan, Jim has an undergraduate degree from Grinnell College in Iowa. He also holds a master’s... Read More →

Averitt is a certified public accountant and a state and local tax consultant for Ryan & Company. Averitt was elected to represent SD-22 in 2002. He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives for nearly 10 years. Averitt is the former chairman of the Senate Committee... Read More →

Beneby leads CPS Energy, which serves the greater San Antonio area, and is the largest municipal electric and gas utility in the nation. He serves on the board of directors for several corporate and industry organizations, including Capital Power Corporation, Keystone Energy, the... Read More →

Kimberly joined Austin Energy in 2013 as vice president of distributed energy services. She has worked in the utility industry for over 30 years, with more than 22 years at Salt River Project, one of Arizona’s largest utilities, where she had responsibility for energy-efficiency... Read More →

In 2010, Spanjian joined the city of Houston as sustainability director, where she is responsible for projects and initiatives that improve air, land and water quality, and support and expand renewable energy and efficiency. She previously served in roles at the San Francisco Public... Read More →