GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles is elated to welcome Alicia Schwarz to the Board of Directors! Alicia is Principal Counsel in the corporate legal department of The Walt Disney Company at its headquarters in Burbank. Originally from Florida, she's devoted her legal career to anti-corruption, international trade, and other regulatory compliance matters. At Disney, she is responsible for administering the Company's global compliance program and providing advice and counsel to Disney and its affiliated companies. Alicia is Co-Chair of Disney Lawyers of Color and brings wide-ranging experience to the leadership of GLA along with her impressive qualifications, sound judgment, and (most importantly) a passion for using solar energy as a tool to empower underserved communities.
Alicia earned her law degree and a Certificate in World Trade Organization Studies from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Finance from Howard University's School of Business. She was a visiting scholar at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands where she participated in the LLM Program in Advanced Studies in European and International Business Law. Furthermore, Alicia is a member of the State Bar in both New York and Washington, DC in addition to being registered in-house counsel in the State of California.
We are honored to have Alicia join our Board as we make renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities.