Rick Azer is Associate Vice President for Black & Veatch and a founding member of the company’s Growth Accelerator – a team that champions cultural innovation and technological disruption.  Rick commercializes new technologies and service offerings that extend the company’s position as a leader in critical human infrastructure, with a focus on resilient, sustainable technologies.  Rick is part of Black & Veatch’s Solutions and Innovation team, facilitators of the company’s IgniteX accelerator program that pairs corporate business units with emerging companies to collaborate on rapid advancement and commercialization of technologies. He recently served as Chair of the Board of Directors at Cleantech San Diego.