Founder/CEO of Advanced Energy Group (AEG)As Founder and CEO of Advanced Energy Group, I focus on curating the right collection of top energy leaders and facilitating ongoing stakeholder collaboration to expedite measurable progress towards city and state energy and equity goals. Select stakeholders include the DOD, city governments, portfolio real estate owner/managers, national accounts, transit agencies, regional grid operators, distribution utilities and energy solution providers. Keynote Speaker for 2023 ComEd Engineering Day.My passion is solving key energy and equity problems with a diverse group of great people connected by a conviction to do well by doing good. Previously, I served as SVP of Strategic Accounts for Viridity Energy, a demand response software/service firm focused on consumer-sided virtual power enablement. Key accomplishments include the 1st behind-the-meter freq. reg. battery project in PJM, 1st 1 MW behind-the-meter battery project in Chicago, 1st full spectrum DR battery project in NYC and 1st multi-site EV2Grid project w/ the Pentagon in PJM and ERCOT. Recipient of 2014 FEMP Award and National Society of Black Engineers Boston Presidents Awards.From 2013 to 2015, I had the tremendous opportunity to serve as Lead Facilitator for the ConEdison Energy Storage Working Group. Prior to Viridity Energy, I led the sustainability/energy team at Gap International, a global consulting firm specializing in breakthrough leadership and co-founded Profitable Pathways to Sustainability with the National Academy of Natural Sciences.Two guiding principles I cherish: 1.) great leaders lead great conversations, not people 2.) lose yourself in the success of others and yours is guaranteed.I am also the Founder and Managing Director of Advanced Energy Agency, (AEA) a certified MBE consulting and media firm that builds leadership through multi-faceted disciplines, including stakeholder facilitation, storytelling, market strategy and leadership development of executives committed to solving our most critical energy challenges. Clients include NREL, Trane, Zpryme, PowerSecure, Orsted and New Energy Events, Siemens, National Grid, MD-DC Utilities Association, NY Energy Consumers Council.
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