Advancing climate solutions through strategy, influence and narrative

Victoria L. Harmon is the Founder and CEO of VL Harmon Advisors, a strategic communications, policy, and advocacy firm that partners with mission-driven organizations to advance the energy transition. With a career spanning business, government, and media, Victoria brings a rare combination of policy insight, financial acumen, legal training, and strategic communications expertise to clients operating in complex and highly regulated environments.

Victoria has worked with publicly traded companies, clean energy developers, climate technology startups, NGOs, and government entities, advising leaders on policy strategy, communications, stakeholder engagement, and business development. Through VL Harmon Advisors, she has partnered with notable organizations including Tapestry, part of Alphabet’s X Moonshot division, New York State–based Rise Light & Power and Catalyst Power, and U.K.–based companies such as Piclo. She also serves as a Senior Advisor to Convalt Energy, where she manages external affairs and public relations.

Before founding VL Harmon Advisors in 2021, Victoria served on New York State’s clean energy and climate policy team where she was responsible for developing and executing the team’s messaging, media, and stakeholder engagement strategies. In this role, she worked at the intersection of policy, politics, and markets to advance the state’s clean energy and climate objectives.

Earlier in her career, Victoria was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, based in New York, where she oversaw Private Banking and Asset Management communications in the Americas while also serving as Global Co-Head of Investment Banking Corporate Communications. She previously held senior communications roles at Citigroup and its predecessor firms, Salomon Brothers and Salomon Smith Barney, including serving as Head of Asia-Pacific Communications based in Hong Kong. Living and working in Hong Kong gave her firsthand experience navigating global financial markets, cross-border regulation, and international stakeholder dynamics.

Victoria’s background also includes experience in the federal government and media. She has worked for the U.S. Trade Representative, NBC News, and for then-Senator Joseph R. Biden in Washington, D.C., giving her a deep understanding of how policy, media, and public perception intersect to shape outcomes.

She is a contributor to Climate and Capital Media, an online publication focused on the intersection of climate and finance.

Victoria holds a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley. Her legal training informs her approach to policy development, regulatory strategy, and risk management. VL Harmon Advisors is a New York State–certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) for Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.