Leah Rubin Shen oversees legislative, political, and regulatory engagement in the Western region of the United States for Advanced Energy United, a national business association representing the full range of advanced energy technologies and services, both grid-scale and distributed. Prior to joining Advanced Energy United, Leah worked for U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) as a AAAS/ACS Science & Technology Policy Fellow and then as his lead advisor on energy, environment, and science policy. Leah started her career as a chemist and holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied the electrochemistry of new materials for fuel cells, and a B.A. in chemistry and music from Case Western Reserve University.