Ari Kahn, Con Edison EV Project Specialist, is involved in several Con Edison electric vehicle programs. These programs span increasing funding for EV infrastructure and partnering with the private sector to implement business and technology innovation. Current projects include developing curbside charging and pioneering vehicle to grid school buses that function as summertime batteries. Previously, Ari was the Policy Advisor for Electric Vehicles to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bill DeBlasio, where he helped change electricity policy to make time of use pricing available for electric cars, wrote and spearheaded a new City law that will make up to 10,000 private parking spots EV ready, and created a curbside electrification pilot for food carts. Previously, Ari was a fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council, where he helped pass a precedent setting electronics recycling law at city and state level. Ari graduated from Amherst College and received an MBA from the Yale School of Management.