Ariel Coreth is a 2024-2025 Veterans Advanced Energy fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. Coreth is a project manager in the energy business line at WSP USA. In this role, she leads large technical teams in the design and construction of various types of projects, ranging from microgrid design to offshore wind transmission. Coreth started WSP’s Return the Salute initiative under the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge program, which is designed to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce.
Coreth is a US Naval Academy graduate. She served eight years active duty in the US Navy as a nuclear surface warfare officer. She served onboard the USS San Diego (LPD-22) and the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as a reactor division officer.
While finishing her service commitment in Norfolk, Virginia, as an engineering instructor, Coreth earned a master’s degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University, obtained her LEED Green Associates accreditation, and began volunteering with GreenHomeNYC. In 2023, Coreth obtained her Offshore Wind Professional Certificate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers, Veterans in Energy, and American Legion Post 53 in her hometown of Ridgewood, New Jersey.