#150 Kathy Hannun, Co-founder & President of Dandelion Energy

Kathy Hannun is the Co-founder and President of Dandelion Energy, the largest residential geothermal company in the United States. Dandelion transitions homeowners from fossil-fueled to geothermal heating and cooling using their custom geothermal drilling suite and Dandelion Air heat pump. Before founding Dandelion, Hannun was a Rapid Evaluator at...

#142 Marc Conte, Associate Professor of Economics at Fordham University

Aligning actions with the true cost to society is crucial. Marc Conte is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Fordham University, a faculty research fellow at New York University, and a recent Visiting Associate Professor at the Yale School of the Environment.  As an environmental economist, his research...

#141 Juan Verde, Policy Expert & Corporate Strategist Advocate for the Green Economy

And working in public and private sectors for maximum impact. When Juan Verde came to America from the Canary Islands at age 15, he didn’t speak a word of English. He went on to graduate from top universities and work for President Clinton, President Obama, and President Biden among other...

#140 Catherine Von Burg, CEO of SimpliPhi Power

Safer energy solutions help everyone reach their potential. Catherine Von Burg’s career spans a diverse portfolio of strategic planning, policy development, executive management, and multidisciplinary team building in renewable energy, biomedical engineering and research, health and human services, environmental conservation, and education. A member of the California Solar and...

#139 Skye d’Almeida, Sr. VP in Macquarie’s Green Investment Group

Investors increasingly see infrastructure through a climate risk lens. Skye d’Almeida is a Senior Vice President in Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, where she leads investor coverage for the Americas. Skye has spent the last 13 years working in sustainable infrastructure and energy for private, government and non-profit organizations. In...