Areas of Expertise
Business DevelopmentElectric VehiclesEnergy EfficiencyFinanceOperations and MaintenanceProject ManagementSenior operations executive, entrepreneur, and investor with proven track record in creating and managing successful businesses and products, and fixing and building businesses and divisions within companies, particularly in the clean energy and climate tech space. Founder of SunEdison in 2003, which grew to the world’s largest solar energy services provider with $10 billion market cap and 7200 employees by 2015. Asked to join the Department of Energy as Energy Efficiency Advisor to Secretary Steven Chu, then given responsibility to manage the Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs in 2009-2010 ($11 billion deployment). President of CBJ Energy, a financing and operations services company developing and managing divisions and projects for energy companies and beyond. Expert at creating direction and accountability for organizations. Harvard MBA.
Energy Focus
SolarBatteries/StorageElectric VehiclesEnergy Efficiency
Market Sectors
ResidentialC&IUtility
Industry
ConsultantInvestorUtility
Conferences I’ve Spoken At
- Recently: Verge, CERA Week, WRISE, many podcasts (check my linked in)