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Research Associate, SMART, University of Michigan
Komal Anand is Research Associate at SMART (Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transformation), at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Read more…
Director, Data Center Science Ceneter, Schneider Electric
Victor Avelar is a Senior Research Analyst at Schneider Electric’s Data Center Science Center. Read more…
Vice President of Sustainability Consulting, Groom Energy
Baier leads Groom Energy's Sustainability Consulting practice, which assists Groom Energy's customers with their sustainability strategies and GHG inventories. Read more…
General Manager, Automation Software, GE Intelligent Platforms
Mark Bernardo has 25 years of experience in solution design, product development, and marketing for industrial automation and HMI/SCADA software. Read more…
Chief Economist, Shell International
Suman Bery is currently Chief Economist Shell International, based in the Hague, Netherlands. Bery has earlier served as Director-General (Chief Executive) of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, one of India's leading independent policy research institutions. Read more…
Associate Director, MIT SENSEable City Lab
Assaf Biderman is a technology inventor, author, and entrepreneur who teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is the associate director of the SENSEable City Laboratory - a research group that explores the "real-time city" by studying the increasing deployment of sensors and ne Read more…
Research Director, MIT Center, Transportation & Logistics
Dr. Edgar Blanco is a Research Director at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and is the Executive Director of the MIT SCALE Network in Latin America. His current research focus is the design of environmentally efficient supply chains. Read more…
Vice President - Corporate Sustainability, MGM Resorts International
Chris Brophy is the Vice President of Corporate Sustainability for MGM Resorts International. In this capacity, Brophy is responsible for developing, executing and communicating the company’s programs for environmental responsibility. Read more…
Principal Analyst, Market Development, ISO New England
Robert Burke is a Principal Analyst in Market Development with ISO New England (the RTO for the New England control area). He has over thirty-five years of experience in the energy industry. Read more…
SVP & Partner, VOX Global
Tony Calandro is a senior vice president and partner in the sustainability practice at VOX Global, a public affairs firm specializing in designing, developing, and promoting corporate social responsibility and sustainability programs for leading corporations. Read more…
Senior Writer, GreenBiz
Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist specializing in coverage of transformative technology, innovation and corporate social responsibility. Read more…
President, Innovation Network for Communities
John Cleveland is President and a co-founder of the Innovation Network for Communities (INC), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and spread scalable innovations that transform the performance of community systems. Read more…
Boston Redevelopment Authority, City of Boston
At the BRA John Dalzell leads Green Building and Sustainable Development initiatives including sustainability and green building policy development such as the 2007 enactment of Boston’s Green Building Zoning regulations, which made Boston the first major city to require private developers to build Read more…
VP, Senior Analyst, GreenBiz Group
John Davies heads up GreenBiz Group's research efforts and leads the GreenBiz Executive Network, a member-based, peer-to-peer learning forum for sustainability professionals. Read more…
Chief Innovation Officer, City of Philadelphia
Adel Ebeid is the City of Philadelphia’s first ever Chief Innovation Officer. Working within the Division of Technology, his role consumes the position of CTO with a focus on innovation. As the CIO of Philadelphia, he oversees IT services for a city with vibrant technology communities. Read more…
Director of Capital and Energy, Kohl's Department Stores
Tari Emerson is the Director of Capital Projects and Energy for Kohl’s Department Stores. She manages the capital projects team, utilities and energy efficiency for all of Kohl’s 1,127 stores, located in 49 states. Read more…
CEO, GreenBiz Group
Eric Faurot is 20-year media executive with a proven leadership record of building and growing great teams and brands. Faurot has been an executive at CMP, MediaLive, and Miller Freeman. Most recently he grew the event division of TechWeb/UBM from $38 million to $63 million in three years. Read more…
Carbon Master, Stonyfield
As Carbon Master for Stonyfield Farm, Mary Fischer serves as the in-house life cycle assessment expert, leading the company’s product carbon footprinting program, which is the first of its kind in the industry. Read more…
Director of Energy & Sustainability, Commonwealth Reit (REIT Management & Research LLC)
John Forester is the Director of Energy & Sustainability for Reit Management & Research LLC (RMR), a real estate management company headquartered in Newton, MA. Read more…
President, ECON Group
Minot Frye is a hands-on entrepreneur in real estate investment, design and development. Read more…
Senior Director of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility , Sodexo
Fowler is currently the Senior Director of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility for Sodexo North America. Read more…
Director, Facilities Engineering, Raytheon
Steve Fugarazzo is responsible for energy conservation, building design, construction and operational troubleshooting. He is a resident expert on building systems and facilities program management. He has a BS & MS in Civil Engineering from Norwich and Northeastern Universities. Read more…
Vice President, Black Coral Capital
Nikhil Garg, Vice President with Black Coral Capital, is a member of the senior investment team and represents the firm of the boards of OneRoof Energy and Clean Energy Collective. Read more…
Principal and Managing Director, Gensler
Douglas Gensler is a Principal and Managing Director of Gensler, a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 42 locations. Read more…
CEO, SCIenergy
Steve Gossett joined SCIenergy in March 2012 and was named CEO in May 2012. He has over 18 years of experience in the engineering, development, and funding of deep retrofit energy efficiency projects, specializing in providing solutions for private sector clients. Read more…
Director, Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, General Motors
Britta Gross is the Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy at General Motors. She is responsible for steering the commercialization efforts for new infrastructures required to support GM’s biofuel, battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle programs. Read more…
Business Development Director, ICONICS,Inc.
Oliver Gruner is Business Development Director at ICONICS for the building automation vertical market with a strong focus on Smart Building Solutions and Fault Detection & Diagnostics. Read more…
CEO, Groom Energy Solutions
As CEO of Groom Energy Solutions, Jonathan Guerster is responsible for strategy and daily operations. Prior to co-founding Groom Energy Solutions, Guerster was a general partner at Charles River Ventures (CRV), a leading venture capital firm with $1.5 billion under management. Read more…
Senior Vice President, Sustainability, VOX Global
As a Senior Vice President at VOX Global, Alex Hahn Co-Chairs the VOX Sustainability and Technology Practices helping to oversee and execute Corporate Sustainability and tech focused initiatives for several VOX Clients. Read more…
Senior Advisor, Energy & Finance, Office of the Governor, New York State
Greg Hale is Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Energy & Finance, Office of the Governor, State of New York, where he is working on the New York State Green Bank and various other clean energy finance and economic development initiatives. Read more…
Outreach Coordinator, Environmental Defense Fund
As Outreach Coordinator, Kate Hanley focuses on the efforts of Environmental Defense Fund’s Corporate Partnerships Programs to reduce emissions from freight transportation. Read more…
Senior Director, ITIC
Chris Hankin joined ITI in May 2010, after spending more than 10 years as the head of the Washington, D.C., Sun Microsystems office. Read more…
Global Lead - AccentureSmart Buildings, Accenture
Jay Hedley is the Global Managing Director for Accenture Smart Building and Energy Solutions (ASB/ES). Read more…
McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School
Rebecca Henderson is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, where she has a joint appointment at the Harvard Business School in the General Management and Strategy units and is the Co-Director of the Business and Environment Initiative. Read more…
Senior Director, Energy & Sustainability, AtSite
Olav Hegland has over 20 years of experience delivering energy efficiency solutions to commercial and industrial energy end users. During the last decade, Hegland has focused on the development of data driven energy efficiency solutions. Read more…
Director of the Office for Sustainability, Harvard University
Heather Henriksen is the Director of the Office for Sustainability at Harvard University. She holds a Master's in Public Administration with a focus on energy and environment from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). Read more…
Director, Deployment Policy and Strategy, Securing America's Future Energy
Ben Holland works extensively with cities, utilities, and industry stakeholders to identify solutions for the integration of vehicle electrification. Read more…
Principal Engineer, Genzyme Corporation
Jeff Holmes has over 15 years of experience in the environmental field including green building construction, greenhouse gas reduction, management systems, permitting and compliance. Read more…
Area Vice President,Smart Grid Solutions, Itron, Inc.
Current responsibilities * Itron’s Northeast U.S. Read more…
VP for Strategy, Innovation, and Portfolio , Shell
René Honig graduated with an MSc. in Electrical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in 1989 and also holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Read more…
Program Director & Senior Analyst - VERGE, GreenBiz Group
Elaine Hsieh has more than 15 years of industry experience consulting with Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of sustainability, green building, and technology issues. Read more…
Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Project Manager, City of Boston
Todd Isherwood is the City of Boston's energy efficiency and alternative energy project manager. He has twenty-plus years in the real estate profession. Read more…
Director, Sustainable Business and Society, MIT
Jason Jay is a Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the MIT Sloan Initiative for Sustainable Business and Society. He teaches courses on sustainable business strategy, and gets students and alumni engaged in hands-on projects with leading companies and organizations. Read more…
CEO, Greensmith Energy Management Systems
John Jung joined the Greensmith team in early 2009 and brings over 16 years of technology start-up and strategy consulting experience in multiple vertical sectors, including the electric utility industry. Read more…
Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer, Nixon Peabody LLP
Carolyn Kaplan is Chief Sustainability Officer for Nixon Peabody, the first such position in a U.S. law firm. Read more…
Director of Strategy, Environmental Defense Fund
Namrita Kapur is Director of Strategy for Environmental Defense Fund's business-facing program, working to drive positive environmental change through corporate value chains. Read more…
Undersecretary for Energy, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Barbara Kates-Garnick was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick after serving several years as an independent consultant in academia and private business. Read more…
Chairman of Energy and Finance, Office of the Governor, New York
Richard Kauffman joined the administration of New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in February 2013 as the Chairman for Energy Policy and Finance. In this capacity he oversees and coordinates energy policy through a subcabinet of energy agencies and public authorities. Read more…
Principal, NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC
Peter Kelly-Detwiler's consulting group helps companies navigate the challenges and opportunities of the smart grid. He has been active in the field of energy for almost 25 years, both in the United States and overseas, with 15 of those years in competitive power markets. Read more…
Director, Product Management, Resource A, Schneider Electric
Jessica Kipper is responsible for the coordination of the overall market strategy, growth, and global positioning of Resource Advisor, Schneider Electric’s award-winning sustainability and energy management technology platform. Read more…
Chief Operating Officer, car2go NA LLC
As Chief Operating Officer of car2go NA, William Knapp, is leading the expansion efforts of carsharing in North America. He has positioned car2go as the premiere option for urban mobility and he believes the brand should be viewed as the market leader for innovation and customer service. Read more…
CEO, Roadify
Scott Kolber heads Roadify, a mass transit data platform. Kolber’s background is in marketing and business development for content and technology. At Viacom, he marketed television programming and helped develop MTV’s global satellite distribution. At Loral, Kolber expanded satellite services. Read more…
SVP, Regional Manager, Boston Properties
Bryan J. Koop serves as Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the Boston Region of Boston Properties. Koop is responsible for overseeing all operations, development and new business opportunities for the Boston region. Read more…
New Mobility Sector Lead, NextEnergy
Aniela Kuzon is the Mew Mobility Sector Lead at NextEnergy. Read more…
Director of Engineering, Boston Properties
Dean Larson joined Boston Properties in 1999 and is the Director of Engineering for the Boston Region. Read more…
Corporate V.P. and Chief Sustainability, AECOM
Gary Lawrence is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), an $8-billion global provider of professional technical and management support services. Read more…
Partner, RockPort Capital Partners
Dhiraj Malkani is a Partner at RockPort Capital. He began his career at Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies in product development and product management. He has also received several U.S. patents for his inventions in MEMS technology. Read more…
Chairman & Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group
Joel Makower is a well-respected voice on business, the environment, and the bottom line. As a writer and strategist on corporate sustainability practices and clean technology, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy. Read more…
Deputy Director for Commercialization, ARPA-E, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Cheryl Martin is currently the Deputy Director for Commercialization for the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), responsible for leading the organization’s commercialization program to help breakthrough energy technologies succeed in the marketplace. Read more…
Leadership & IT Strategist, MIT Sloan School of Management
Andrew McAfee studies the ways that information technology (IT) affects businesses, business as a whole, and the larger society. His research investigates how IT changes the way companies perform, organize themselves and compete. Read more…
General Partner, Rockport Capital Partners
As a General Partner at RockPort Capital Partners, Chuck McDermott currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Project FROG and Tioga Energy (Observer). Read more…
Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships Program, Environmental Defense Fund
Victoria Mills is managing director of EDF's Corporate Partnerships Program and works from the organization's Boston office. Mills works with market-leading companies to create environmental improvements that make business sense. Read more…
Director of Capital and Facilities Planning , Partners HealthCare
John Messervy AIA is an architect and the Director of Capital and Facilities Planning for Partners HealthCare Inc., Boston. He is responsible for Partner’s multi-year facility planning program and their large-scale construction projects. Read more…
Colonel, USMC (Retired)
Mark Mykleby was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps following his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1987. He was designated a naval aviator in April 1990 and as a qualified F/A-18 pilot in December 1990. Read more…
Project Manager, Sustainable Initiatives, Partners HealthCare
Monica Nakielski and the Partners Sustainable Initiatives team are responsible for providing vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the Partners sustainability strategy encompassing energy, waste, chemical, product supply chain and food. Read more…
Chief of Staff, NYC Department of Transportation
Margaret Newman was appointed Chief of Staff to Commissioner Sadik-Khan at the New York City Department of Transportation in 2007. Newman provides design overview, project direction and coordination for the agency with direct supervision for the Urban Design & Art unit. Read more…
Senior Program Advisor, Institute for Energy & Sustainability
Chris Noonan serves as the Senior Program Advisor for the Institute for Energy & Sustainability and brings his experience to IES to help unite business, environmental and economic development opportunities. Read more…
Vice President, Venrock
Matthew Nordan is a vice president at Venrock, a premier venture capital firm originally established as the venture arm of the Rockefeller family. He focuses on breakthrough energy, environmental, and materials technologies from the firm’s Cambridge, MA office. Read more…
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Manager, City of Worcester, MA
John Odell has over 20 years of experience in energy efficiency and conservation. Read more…
Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Deval Patrick was reelected to a second term as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in November 2010, renewing his commitment to expanding opportunity and prosperity in Massachusetts. Governor Patrick’s life has charted a path from the South Side of Chicago to the U.S. Read more…
Sustainable Innovation Lab, Dassault Systemes
Asheen Phansey serves as the global head of sustainable innovation for Dassault Systemes (3DS), the $3B software company that creates 3D Experiences for product lifecycle management. Read more…
CEO, Weber Sensors International
CEO Weber Sensors, Founder CEO Scientific Conservation (SCIEnergy), Director of Technology Prenova (Ecova), COO Envenergy (Cisco Mediator team). Read more…
Founder & Principal, CoR Advisors
Darlene Pope has more than 20 years experience in commercial real estate and technology, including intelligent building solutions, energy management, sustainable building operations, automated business solutions, and advanced telecommunications services. Read more…
Chairman, Energy and Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
Dan Probst is responsible for developing and delivering products and services that help clients reduce ener
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Senior Strategy Analyst, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development , National Grid
Josh Rogers works as Senior Analyst of US corporate development at National Grid. Project work includes evaluation of utility-scale investment options, strategic partnering, competitor analysis, and group portfolio strategy. He previously worked in consulting at NERA Inc. Read more…
President, New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC)
Peter Rothstein currently leads the New England Clean Energy Foundation (NECEF) and is also NECEC President. He leads NECEC’s and NECEF’s widely-recognized regional innovation cluster strategy and initiatives. Read more…
Founding Partner/CEO, Visible Good
John Rossi is a LEED accredited design professional and registered architect with nearly twenty years of architectural, interior and industrial design experience. Read more…
Professor of Materials Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donald Sadoway is a co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor at Ambri and the John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author of over 135 scientific papers and holder of 16 U.S. Read more…
Massachusetts Clean Cities Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Stephen Russell is responsible for coordinating and promoting the use of Alternative vehicles and fuel for the Commonwealth. Read more…
Director, Advisory Services, BSR
Advisory Services Director Raj Sapru leads BSR's global manufacturing practice, overseeing membership and consulting advice for companies in the automotive, aerospace, diversified manufacturing, urban infrastructure, and construction sectors. Read more…
VP, Global Director of Energy & Sustainability, CBRE
Peter Scarpelli joined the CBRE’s Global Corporate Services (GCS) organization based in Chicago. In this position, he will lead the firm's Ggobal energy and sustainability services, assisting CBRE account teams and clients with identifying and implementing portfolio-wide energy reduction, alternati Read more…
Senior Vice President, Beacon Capital Partners
Al Scaramelli heads Beacon Capital Partners’ Sustainability and Energy Programs for its office building portfolio with particular focus on LEED, ENERGY STAR, energy and water conservation, waste recycling and renewable energy. Read more…
Director, Sustainability Operations, AT&T
John Schulz is a Director of Sustainability Operations at AT&T, focused on embedding sustainability into AT&T’s operations, products and services while positioning Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as an important sustainability solution. Read more…
City Innovations Manager, Philips Color Kinetics
Susanne Seitinger, City Innovations Manager for Philips Color Kinetics, is responsible for leading the research and strategy around the impact of programmable LED lighting elements to create safe, inviting and responsive urban environments. Read more…
Manager, Advisory Services, BSR
Celine Suarez manages BSR's Center for Sustainable Procurement and drives BSR's work in the travel and tourism industry. Suarez also works closely with companies in the diversified industrial, consumer products, retail and financial services sectors. Read more…
Chief of Environment and Energy, City of Boston
Brian Swett is Chief of Environment and Energy for the City of Boston. The Environmental and Energy Services Cabinet is comprised of the Inspectional Services Department, the Environment Department, the Parks and Recreational Department’s Open Space Planning, and Boston’s Recycling Program. Read more…
Executive Director, 128 Business Council
Monica G. Tibbits-Nutt, AICP, LEED AP BD+C is the Executive Director of the 128 Business Council. Working in regional planning and transportation, her areas of specialty are transportation planning, urban design, and sustainability. Read more…
VP Industry and Government Alliances, Schneider Electric
John Tuccillo serves as Vice President of Global Industry and Government Alliances for the IT business (ITB) at Schneider Electric in West Kingston, RI. Read more…
CEO, ECON Group
Rob Watson is CEO and Chief Scientist of the newly formed ECON Group, which focuses on optimizing building performance over their life cycle. Read more…
Founder, Groupshot
Adam White is a designer, entrepreneur, technologist and researcher. He is the founder of Groupshot, a design organization that works at the intersection of technology, social enterprise, and international development. Read more…
Executive Director, Smart Cities Council
James F. Whittaker is a Principal with Mercator XXI, LLC, based in Washington, D.C. and is the Executive Director of the Smart Cities Council. Read more…
Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, EMC Corporation, Board Member, The Green Grid
As CSO for the world’s leader in cloud computing, Kathrin Winkler provides the vision, strategy and leadership for EMC’s global sustainability initiatives. Read more…
Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
David Yeh aids DoE's initiatives in energy finance, principally helping managing the $35 billion loan programs office which supports many of the largest and most innovative projects in renewable energy and advanced transportation as well as in nuclear power, advanced fossil energy, and energy effici Read more…
CEO, BuildingIQ
Mike Zimmerman has served as the CEO of BuildingIQ since its founding in 2009, and guides the Company’s overall direction and strategic partnerships. Read more…
Director, Regulatory Strategy , National Grid
Peter Zschokke is Director Regulatory Strategy for National Grid, an international energy company with gas and electric utilities in the Northeast. In this role, Zschokke is the recognized expert in Smart Grid design and regulatory issues, including rate design. Read more…