About BPU
Commissioner Emma Rebhorn
Emma Rebhorn was nominated to the NJ Board of Public Utilities by Governor Murphy and confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate in January 2026.
Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Rebhorn served as the Deputy Executive Director of Climate Jobs National Resource Center and Action Fund, the national hub of more than a dozen state-based, labor-led coalitions advocating for worker-centered climate action on behalf of millions of union members. At CJNRC/AF, Commissioner Rebhorn supported unions and climate jobs coalitions nationally and abroad in driving ambitious subnational action to create good union jobs, lower utility costs, and expand clean energy. Commissioner Rebhorn brings a deep understanding of the role working people—including those who build, operate, and maintain our utility infrastructure—must play in shaping energy and regulatory systems that are sustainable, reliable, and affordable.
Raised in a union family in New Jersey, Commissioner Rebhorn spent more than 15 years in the labor movement prior to her appointment, including as a member of the Communications Workers of America, and brings to her role extensive litigation, corporate counsel, and advocacy experience in practice areas including antitrust, bankruptcy, civil rights, labor, and employment law. Previously, Commissioner Rebhorn was General Counsel to Health Professionals and Allied Employees, a statewide federation of healthcare and allied workers affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, and began her career as Assistant General Counsel to the United Steelworkers International Union, the nation's largest private sector union.
Commissioner Rebhorn earned her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and her JD from Tulane University and is a graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program.
Commissioner Rebhorn
