The Climate Champions

Bryce Yonker, Founder, Executive Director & CEO, Grid Forward - Episode 62

Bryce Yonker, Founder, Executive Director & CEO of Grid Forward, a non-profit organization that takes a collaborative approach to bring together utilities, solution providers, government agencies, regulators, advocates, and others to create a modern grid.

Terry Oliver, Chief Technology Innovation Officer (retired), The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) - Episode 61

Terry Oliver was the first Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Bonneville Power Administration where he was honored with BPA's highest award, the Meritorious Service Award. After a fantastic adventure of a career, Terry's is now retired, but not tired.

Jessica Toth, Executive Director, Solana Center for Environmental Innovation - Episode 60

Jessica Toth, Executive Director at Solana Center for Environmental Innovation, the nonprofit organization that brings environmental solution design, education, and consulting services to businesses and communities at every corner of the San Diego region.

George Ashton III, Managing Director of Strategic Investments, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) - Episode 59

George Ashton III, Managing Director of Strategic Investments at LISC, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Founder of Hope Impact Investments, and co-founder of Sol Systems. Forging resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America!

Julie McLaughlin, Writer - Author - Novelist, VP of Commercial Origination at Cogentrix - Episode 58

Julia McLaughlin, VP of Commercial Origination at Cogentrix, is also a writer and novelist. For Scientific American, she wrote Increasing Irrelevance of Climate Change Denial: Even if you don’t accept the science, you’ll need to deal with the consequences.

Josh Wong, Founder & CEO, Opus One Solutions - Episode 57

Josh Wong, Founder & CEO of Opus One Solutions, is a Smart Grid Innovator focused on grid modernization and strategic development. He's a visionary and business model innovator who delivers results and is a believer and practitioner of win/win solutions.

Patrick Lee, President & CEO, PXiSE Energy Solutions & VP of Infrastructure & Technology, Sempra Energy - Episode 56

Patrick Lee, President & CEO of PXiSE Energy Solutions & VP of Infrastructure & Technology, Sempra Energy, has over 30 years of energy industry experience in electric system planning, design, construction, operations, markets, renewables & technology RD&D

Mayor Wade Troxell of Fort Collins, Colorado - Episode 55

Wade Troxell is the Mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado, on the Dept of Mechanical Engineering faculty at Colorado State University, and an internationally recognized expert in the areas of intelligent robotics and intelligent control of distributed systems.

Daniel Palken, a conservative outreach fellow with Citizen’s Climate Lobby - Episode 54

Daniel Palken is a conservative outreach fellow with Citizen’s Climate Lobby. He’s graduating with a PhD in Physics, doing research on Quantum measurement and statistical analysis techniques for dark matter detection at University of Colorado at Boulder.

Julia Hamm, CEO, Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), Washington DC - Episode 53

Julia Hamm, CEO of The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) - envisioning a carbon-free energy system by facilitating the electric power industry’s transition to a clean and modern energy future through education, research, standards, and collaboration.