For many, the challenges of our carbon footprint and increasing the accessibility of solar energy often feels like an overwhelming mess.However, through the right lens, you can quickly see that we have all the resources to collectively and intelligently address every need.These are the leverage points I’m currently using to shift things in the right direction, in collaboration with others dedicated to ensuring our energy security:📌 Steadfast belief in Genuine Prosperity– Put simply: Old models of production, consumption, and resource depletion cloud our vision.– Complex challenges call for the prioritization of meaningful productivity, education, infrastructure, connectedness, and good consumption that enriches natural resources while enhancing human well-being.– I apply this philosophy in every area of life and business, and I credit my daughter, as well as my mentorship experience with John Glenn, in helping me to shape it.📌 Faster deployment of solar energy They say: “Rapid deployment of solar energy requires impossible transformation.”I say: “Nothing is impossible when you work with Jedis.”That’s how I refer to my extraordinary team at Blu Banyan, and together, we are reducing the complexity of rolling out solar.But we don’t stop there — the mission of driving economic growth and a sustainable future for all demands seismic shifts at an industry level.That’s why much of my work sits at the intersection of policy and technology, in activating the power of government and private sector partnerships.📌 Industry level digital transformationBlu Banyan is currently working with the US Department of Energy’s Orange Button Initiative to drive down soft costs for residential, commercial, and utility scale projects; we do this in collaboration with other government and industry partners such as the Sandia National Laboratories, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and SunSpec Alliance.As a strategist and problem solver, I am constantly looking for new ways to execute and learn from others.If you have the technologies, ideas, or the influence to help us all do this better, I welcome the chance to connect with you here.Let’s lead the change that simultaneously drives economic growth while making opportunity, power, and prosperity broadly accessible.