Richard W. Corey

Richard W. Corey served the second-longest tenure as Executive Officer (EO) of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). In his role at AJW, Richard supports clients with his deep knowledge of decarbonization policy mechanisms, markets, technologies, and stakeholders at the state, federal, and international levels.

He has over 30 years of experience in developing and implementing California’s program. Richard’s work included establishing partnerships with other states in the U.S. and jurisdictions around the world including Canada, China, Mexico, Australia, and many members of the European Union.

While at CARB, Richard managed a team of more than 1,800 engineers, scientists, and other professionals responsible for a broad range of programs including those concerning clean fuels, climate, incentives, and air toxics. His team was responsible for developing and implementing a series of first-in-the-world programs to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

His team also developed measures and incentives to reduce emissions from a variety of freight-related sources, including port trucks, transport refrigeration units, cargo handling operations, maritime operations, rail-related goods movement, and measures to reduce emissions from stationary and portable diesel engines, as well as several strategies to reduce toxic air contaminants from a wide variety of sources that adversely impact communities. Richard was responsible for administering an annual budget of approximately $3 billion.