Laura Meadors is the Vice Consul for Renewable Energy, Clean Technology and Financial Services with UK Trade & Investment in San Francisco.  She is responsible for attracting investment into the UK in these sectors as well as supporting trade development activities for UK companies looking to enter the US markets. Prior to joining the Consulate, Ms Meadors was an Associate at Evolution Markets where she provided brokerage, structured transaction, and environmental finance services for western renewable energy credit (REC) markets and Northern California emission reduction credit (ERC) markets.  Ms Meadors also managed a groundbreaking water leasing and banking program for the Deschutes Resources Conservancy in Bend, OR and provided market analysis for a commodity arbitrage hedge fund and a global economic and litigation consulting firm.  She holds a master’s degree in natural resource economics from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.