Derek Okada Email & Phone Number

Derek Okada is a Senior Fellow with Energy Solutions' Business Strategy Team. Derek supports TECH Clean California, the statewide clean heating program, and CalNEXT, the statewide electric emerging technologies program. He also provides strategic guidance for new market opportunities and Energy Solutions’ corporate strategy. Derek has over 25 years of strategic planning, financial planning, and program management experience from past roles in the energy consulting/utility, media/publishing, information technology, automotive and financial services industries with several Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Energy Solutions, Derek managed a team of 11 program managers and support staff responsible for administering Southern California Edison's Energy Efficiency programs serving the Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Public Sector markets and Finance programs. Derek also previously led SCE's Demand Side Management Planning & Integration team that provided strategic and policy guidance for SCE's Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, and Low Income programs. Derek has a B.A. in Economics from UCLA and a M.A. in Public Policy Studies/Economic Regulation from the University of Chicago. In his community service, Derek participates in several industry and local groups including the Association of Energy Services Professionals (National Board Member and former President of the California Chapter), FIRST Robotics Competition 2637 Robotics Team (Business Team mentor), and local amateur radio clubs and emergency communication (EmComm) groups including the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club (PVARC), Edison American Radio Network (EARN), the Papa Network and the Peninsula Volunteer Alert Network (PVAN). Derek is also a magician member of the Academy of Magical Arts at the world-famous Magic Castle.

Listed skills include Strategy, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Analysis, and 46 others.