CHICAGO, IL, July 18, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ — Tetyana Rabczak has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Rabczak is an esteemed environmental and energy regulatory attorney with a distinguished career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as the Vice President of Legal, Regulatory, and Policy at The Accelerate Group LLC since 2023, she has been influential in providing strategic counsel to agencies across several states on clean energy program development and implementation. Additionally, Ms. Rabczak has found success as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law since 2023, where she imparts her extensive knowledge to the next generation of legal professionals.
Prior to her current positions, Ms. Rabczak served as a Legal and Policy Advisor to the Chairman Carrie K. Zalewski at the Illinois Commerce Commission, an energy regulator in Illinois, from 2019 to 2023, advising the Chairman on complex journey of regulating public utilities and retail power suppliers through the Illinois’ transition to a clean energy economy. Her tenure with the Commission also included a role as a Legal and Policy Advisor to Commissioner Ann McCabe from 2016 to 2017. Between 2017 and 2019, Ms. Rabczak was an Attorney Advisor to Chairman Katie Papadimitriou at the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Her expertise was also sought by the Energy and Environmental Policy Laboratory at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago in 2019 as a Professional Advisor.
Ms. Rabczak’s international experience includes her time as a Senior Commercial and Energy Associate at CMS Cameron McKenna’s Kyiv Office in Ukraine from 2008 to 2015 and as an International Arbitration and Litigation Associate at Magister and Partners LLC in Kyiv between 2006 and 2007. She began her career as a public interest environmental attorney and FR coordinator at a grassroot non-profit organization Environment People Law in L’viv, Ukraine, from 2003 to 2005. In 2024, Ms. Rabczak co-authored a textbook on EU Environmental Directives and co-translated relevant EU Directives for the book’s compendium. In 2005, she co-founded the non-profit Bureau of Environmental Investigations in L’viv and served on its Board from 2005 to 2006. Ms. Rabczak currently serves as a member of the National Consortium for the Advancement of Long Duration Energy Storage Technology. Throughout her career, Ms. Rabczak has been recognized for her expertise in energy and environmental regulation.
Ms. Rabczak’s journey into sustainability and clean energy was significantly influenced by her academic pursuits and early experiences in environmental advocacy. Her commitment to environmental protection was ignited during her law school years when she joined an environmental clinic that combined legal practice with environmental stewardship. Ms. Rabczak was also fortunate to be a part of the prestigious Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S.