Frank Tugwell

Frank Tugwell Retired, President CEOWinrock International Frank Tugwell, now an independent consultant, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Winrock International from 1999 to 2013.  Winrock is a nonprofit global development organization that carries on the philanthropic work, both domestically and internationally, of the Rockefeller family in the fields of renewable energy, agriculture and…

Sue is an expert on energy economics, regulation, and policy, particularly in the electric and gas industries. She has consulted to businesses, government, tribes, environmental groups, foundations, and other organizations on energy markets, economic and environmental regulation and strategy. She has also testified in civil litigation cases and in state and federal regulatory proceedings. Previously,…

Dr. Tester is the Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and a Croll Energy Fellow at Cornell University.  He served as the founding Director of the Cornell Energy Institute from 2009 to 2017 and as Director for Energy in the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future from 2009…

Jacob Susman is a principal investor, a corporate renewables thought leader, a Founder-CEO & business builder, a project and corporate finance professional and a project developer & originator with a global power sector network. He has been building businesses, investing, developing and originating renewable energy since 1999. Jacob established a foundation in credit as a…

Cathy Snyder recently retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation after fifteen years. She served ten years as the Vice President of Energy, Environment and Science for Lockheed Martin’s Washington Operations Office. She led the Corporations strategic business initiatives in all energy matters including energy generation, energy efficiency, environmental management, and sustainability businesses for federal, commercial and…

Scott Sklar has been President of The Stella Group, Ltd for 17 yrs, which is a clean technology optimization and policy firm, after 15 years running both the solar (SEIA) and biomass (NBIA) industry associations in Washington, DC.  He was Political Director of the Solar Lobby (formed by the big nine national environmental groups) for…

Jeff Seabright is responsible for driving through advocacy and partnerships, transformational change on priority areas of Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan: climate change and eliminating deforestation; sustainable agriculture & smallholder farmers; water, sanitation and hygiene; and opportunities for women. Previously, he served as VP for Environmental and Water Resources at the Coca-Cola Company. After receiving a…

Dan Reicher is a senior scholar at Stanford’s Woods Institute, partner at the Climate Adaptive Infrastructure Fund, and board member of Dartmouth’s Irving Institute. He was Google’s director of climate and energy initiatives, founding director of Stanford’s Center for Energy Policy and Finance, president of New Energy Capital, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy and Department…

Rob Pratt has been a national and international leader in clean energy for more than 40 years, as a for-profit and non-profit entrepreneur, a clean energy funder, and a governmental leader. He is currently Chairman and President of the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), a non-profit organization that he founded in 1984. The IIEC…

Chris O’Brien held senior executive positions with leading global solar PV and other clean energy companies and trade associations for the past 28 years. His expertise includes clean energy business strategy and business development, energy market analysis, technology assessment, partnership development, and policy advocacy. His past employers include Flex Energy, Tokyo Electron, Oerlikon Solar, Sharp…