STEVE TABER. Co-founder & CEO. Widely known and respected entrepreneur, innovator, and strategic thinker in renewable energy. Founder & former CEO of Nordic Windpower. Leader in public policy formation and NGO work in energy & environmental/habitat protection. Studied at Princeton, received the Master of Architecture (Phi Beta Kappa) from UC Berkeley, English-Speaking Union Fellow.
DR. JIM WALKER, Co-founder & President Emeritus. Major figure in the history of the wind industry. Former Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the California Energy Commission. Vice Chairman & former CEO of enXco. Co-founder of Princeton Energy Group. 2007 AWEA Wind Industry Person of The Year. 2008-09 President of AWEA. Co-founder of the American Wind Wildlife Institute. University Scholar at Princeton, doctorate from Harvard Business School.
MIKE FOLLONI. Accomplished energy entrepreneur and social entrepreneur, helping disadvantaged communities to help themselves and others. President of Pan Am Lighting and Asociados Panamericanos. Started energy businesses and community development projects in the USA, Mexico, & Guatemala. At Harvard (AB, EdM), received the Ames Award for Character and Leadership.
ERIBERTO REGLAND GONZALEZ. Accomplished entrepreneur, respected pro-business political organizer & compassionate community activist. President of Silviculturas de Baja California, conduit of Federal funds for Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas emissions reduction rural development programs in Baja California.
ANDREA TABER. Accomplished environmental professional & entrepreneur. Leadership team of three successful startup companies. Led the creation of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area for the NPS. Managed large construction projects, including portions of the 1200 MW Helms Hydroelectric Facility in California. Board Member, Women’s Environmental Network.
DR. KUMIKO YOSHINARI, Director of Project Finance. Accomplished specialist in international project finance. As Principal Strategist at the IFC, led numerous innovative financing programs in renewable energy. Received the IFC’s highly competitive Long Term Performance Award. PhD in applied economics from Université de Paris, Masters in Public Policy from Harvard.
DR. RICHARD ELY, Project Engineer. Advanced degrees in engineering and economics. Has worked extensively in renewable energy project development in the US and emerging markets.
MARTHA DISARIO, Communications Director. Has launched several innovative and successful companies in wind and solar energy. Board member, Rainforest Action Network.