About Me
I’m curious. Observant. Empathetic and hearing. Cooperative. Inquisitive.
I use these traits to understand what troubles others and how we might work together on a solution.
For 10 years, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of building a better energy system--one that could simultaneously protect the natural world and uplift humanity.
After studying organizational behavior, entrepreneurship and environmental analysis and policy at Boston University, I began my career by exploring how improving the patient environment could have demonstrable energy and wellness paybacks in hospitals. Moving into building certification showed me how integrated design and construction could flip the script on a “green premium” and deliver projects of long-term value.
In 2013, I took my first step into the world of residential solar, a path that wound through roles in sales, operations, and project and program management. For the last few years, I worked to improve the customer experience at Sunrun, the largest residential solar provider in the US.
Now, I’m focused on using design thinking to solve problems in the energy space.
A little more…
I grew up between the city and the woods. Though I was quick to curse my suburban roots as a teen, I now look back with gratitude.
At the ripe age of 9, I shipped off to farm camp and got my first lesson in sustainability—dirty and hands-on.
As a young teen, I’d spend one weekend mesmerized by the Scales of the Universe at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium and the next gazing up at the Milky Way from a campsite on the Appalachian Trail.
Moving between the concrete jungle and the wilderness, I became enchanted by the power of observation. A camera became my full-time sidekick.
In 2008, I enrolled in Boston University’s Questrom School of Management intent on learning how to run a business and share my vision as a photographer. Instead, I was exposed to sustainability, entrepreneurship, and the global energy system. I saw the dark side of humanity’s endless quest for growth. I vowed to become part of the solution.
Since then, I’ve been working in mission-driven companies intent on making the world a more sustainable, enjoyable, and equitable place.