Our Values
We believe sustainability is the point.
Our commitment to sustainability strengthens our purpose, drives our products, and guides our practices–in the workplace and our communities.
We are one team.
A sustainable future unites us; we believe success is produced through a team that is empowered, diverse, and inclusive.
We keep it real.
Our communication is frequent, open, respectful, and humble.
We shape the future.
To unlock innovation, we have the courage and curiosity to envision a better tomorrow and a willingness to accept risk.
We put the customer first.
We constantly strive to understand our customers to provide solutions that best serve their needs.
We do the right thing.
We act with honesty, integrity, and transparency.
We get better every day.
We embrace change that drives measurably better results while seeking the highest level of quality.
Board of Directors
GridPoint’s board of directors brings extensive experience and industry expertise to drive innovation and build a more sustainable future.
Peter Corsell
Peter Corsell is an investor and entrepreneur known for successfully bringing emerging technologies to market. MIT Technology Review recognized him as one of the world’s top innovators under age 35,...
Peter Corsell
Peter Corsell is an investor and entrepreneur known for successfully bringing emerging technologies to market. MIT Technology Review recognized him as one of the world’s top innovators under age 35, the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader, and the National Association of Corporate Directors included him on its inaugural list of leading directors under 40.
Corsell is a Partner at I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investment firm with $40 billion of assets under management, where he leads the firm’s technology funds and is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee.
Prior to joining I Squared, Corsell was cofounder and Managing Partner at Twenty First Century Utilities, a private investment firm specializing in sustainability and technology in the electric power sector, which was acquired by I Squared in 2019.
Corsell is Chairman of Atlantic Power & Utilities, a leading power generation and infrastructure company with a well-diversified portfolio of assets across the United States and Canada. Corsell is also Chairman of GridPoint, a leading clean technology company, which he founded in 2003 and led as CEO until 2010. GridPoint has reduced energy consumption in commercial buildings by more than 7.5 billion kWh, saved its customers over $1 billion in costs, and avoided over 13 billion pounds of CO2 emissions.
Corsell has been a cofounder, board member and investor in several technology companies focused on clean technology, enterprise software, and cybersecurity. He has been interviewed on Charlie Rose and featured in several books including Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Tom Friedman, Perfect Power by Robert Galvin and Kurt Yeager, Earth: The Sequel by Fred Krupp, The Clean Tech Revolution by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, and Our Woman in Havana by Ambassador Vicki Huddleston.
Corsell also serves on the Board of Directors at Saige, Fermata Energy, and WealthCentral; and is a member of the Yale School of Architecture Dean’s Council. Earlier in his career, Corsell served with the Central Intelligence Agency and with the U.S. Department of State in Havana, Cuba. He holds a BSFS degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Vikas Agrawal
Vikas is a Managing Director in the Sustainable Investing Group at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006. Previously, Vikas was head of the Alternative Energy Investing Group, a...
Vikas Agrawal
Vikas is a Managing Director in the Sustainable Investing Group at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006. Previously, Vikas was head of the Alternative Energy Investing Group, a dedicated platform deploying capital in the alternative energy sector through a broad range of financing solutions including equity, debt and tax equity. Vikas holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University.
John Collins
John Collins is a proven senior executive with a strong track record of driving growth, improving operating efficiency, developing talent and effective teams resulting in enhanced shareholder returns. He is...
John Collins
John Collins is a proven senior executive with a strong track record of driving growth, improving operating efficiency, developing talent and effective teams resulting in enhanced shareholder returns. He is a recognized expert in M&A, finance, risk management, strategy, energy and derivatives markets and transaction structuring.
Most recently, Collins served as President and CEO of Cube Hydro Partners, an owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities in the U.S. He grew the company through five acquisitions; from the initial development of a 6 MW hydroelectric facility in western Pennsylvania to the ownership and operations of 19 plants totaling 385 MWs located in five states generating 1.5 million MWhs per year. Under his leadership, Cube Hydro successfully reduced operating costs by 30% while significantly improving overall operating performance. Collins led the negotiations and closing of the sale of the company to a U.S.-based subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation for $1.1 billion, which closed in October 2019.
Previously, Collins spent 22 years with Constellation Energy Group, a Fortune 125 diversified energy company, serving as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Senior Vice President of Integration. He led the sale of 49% of Constellation’s nuclear generation business to EDF for $4.5 billion, and was the architect of Baltimore Gas & Electric Company’s 72% rate increase settlement with the Maryland legislature. Prior to joining the holding company, Collins was a founding member and CFO of Constellation Energy’s merchant energy business, which grew to become the largest competitive energy supplier in the U.S., and held several financial leadership positions in Baltimore Gas & Electric Company.
Collins also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Constellation Energy Partners, a publicly traded natural gas exploration and production company. He is a founding member and former Chairman of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO), which was formed following the collapse of Enron to establish and promote best practices in risk management.
Collins holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Delaware (where he was inducted into the university’s “Wall of Fame”) and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Erin Dunn-Franklin
Erin Dunn-Franklin is a Vice President in Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, making direct private investments in climate- and environment-related opportunities. Previously, Erin was an investment banker also at...
Erin Dunn-Franklin
Erin Dunn-Franklin is a Vice President in Sustainable Investing at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, making direct private investments in climate- and environment-related opportunities. Previously, Erin was an investment banker also at Goldman Sachs focusing on ESG and sustainability for real estate operators and investors. She previously worked in institutional asset management for Bridgewater Associates and Wellington Management. Erin started her career as a Teach for America corps member in New York. She holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. She is a founding board member of Creo College Prep, a college-prep charter school for grades 5-8 in the South Bronx.
Dan Gold
Dan Gold is the Chief Executive Officer, managing partner and founder of QVT Financial LP, an asset management company with offices in New York, Palo Alto and New Delhi. He...
Dan Gold
Dan Gold is the Chief Executive Officer, managing partner and founder of QVT Financial LP, an asset management company with offices in New York, Palo Alto and New Delhi. He founded the QVT group at Deutsche Bank shortly after joining in 1992, having previously worked as a proprietary trader at Daiwa Securities America (Assistant Vice President from 1990 to 1992) and at Bear, Stearns & Co. (Associate from 1989 to 1990). Gold currently serves as a board member for two companies in the shipping and offshore industry. He holds an A.B. in Physics from Harvard College.
Alex San Miguel
Alex San Miguel is a Partner at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively managed, single family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation. San Miguel helps to...
Alex San Miguel
Alex San Miguel is a Partner at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively managed, single family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation. San Miguel helps to manage the firm’s private equity investments and is responsible for the oversight of all legal matters at TOMS Capital. Prior to TOMS Capital LLC, San Miguel was General Counsel of GLG Partners Inc., a NYSE listed alternative asset management firm, from 2007 until 2011. While at GLG, San Miguel had responsibility for all legal and compliance matters and was a member of GLG’s senior executive committee. Prior to GLG, San Miguel was a Partner in the international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP where his practice focused on capital markets, mergers & acquisition and international corporate finance matters. San Miguel began his career as an associate at Thacher, Proffitt & Wood. San Miguel holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York Law School.
Scott Sublett
Scott Sublett is a Managing Director at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively-managed, single-family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation. Mr. Sublett joined TOMS Capital in...
Scott Sublett
Scott Sublett is a Managing Director at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively-managed, single-family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation. Mr. Sublett joined TOMS Capital in 2012. He helps to manage the firm’s private equity investments and serves as a board member of a number of TOMS Capital’s portfolio companies. Previously, he was an associate at Quilvest, a global independent wealth manager and private equity investor, where he focused on private equity transactions. Mr. Sublett began his career at Jefferies & Co. in the Recapitalization & Restructuring Group. He holds a Masters in Professional Accounting, B.B.A. in Business Honors and Accounting, and B.A. in Plan II from The University of Texas at Austin.
GridPoint Leadership
Leading industry experts dedicated to building a new energy paradigm that brings together people, processes, and technology to drive meaningful change.
Mark Danzenbaker
Mark Danzenbaker has been with GridPoint since 2009 in several leadership positions. As CEO since 2016, Mr. Danzenbaker is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s mission to...
Mark Danzenbaker
Mark Danzenbaker has been with GridPoint since 2009 in several leadership positions. As CEO since 2016, Mr. Danzenbaker is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to a sustainable future by creating an intelligent energy network of grid-interactive buildings. Prior to GridPoint, Mr. Danzenbaker was with Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Mr. Danzenbaker holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a B.S. degree from James Madison University.
Thomas Kloster
Thomas Kloster, Chief Financial Officer, is a strategic finance executive with over three decades of experience enhancing the performance of tech-enabled businesses. As CFO of Gridpoint, Mr. Kloster is responsible...
Thomas Kloster
Thomas Kloster, Chief Financial Officer, is a strategic finance executive with over three decades of experience enhancing the performance of tech-enabled businesses. As CFO of Gridpoint, Mr. Kloster is responsible for partnering with and supporting the company’s leaders to drive growth of our industry-leading intelligent network while directly overseeing all financial matters. He is focused on optimizing GridPoint’s financial structure to support the company’s rapid growth, driving cost initiatives, evaluating corporate and business development opportunities and managing investor relationships.
Throughout his career, Mr. Kloster has successfully enhanced the performance of multiple SaaS based tech-enabled businesses resulting in strategic sales or public equity offerings. He also has extensive experience leading corporate finance functions, raising debt and equity capital, and negotiating and integrating mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kloster holds a B.B.A in Accounting from the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Doug Markle
Doug Markle, Chief Revenue Officer for GridPoint, is responsible for driving acquisition and growth of strategic accounts. Mr. Markle sets go-to-market strategy within this charge, and oversees the execution of...
Doug Markle
Mike Ratliff
Mike Ratliff is the chief technology officer at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. With three decades of...
Mike Ratliff
Mike Ratliff is the chief technology officer at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. With three decades of experience in technology, Mr. Ratliff oversees GridPoint’s software, hardware, and firmware as well as product strategy and IT. He is focused on translating complex technical topics for business decision-making.
Previously, Mr. Ratliff served as chief technology officer at Comverge, a leader in integrated cloud-based demand response and energy efficiency, where he built an entire software development department and platform from the ground up and tightly integrated the hardware and software teams. As chief technology officer at Enbala, an aggregator of distributed energy resources, he was responsible for re-platforming and commercializing utility-directed distributed energy resource management systems. At CPower, Mr. Ratliff served as senior vice president of Utility Solutions, where he expanded a traditional demand response model into a utility-directed effort.
Mr. Ratliff earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Purdue University.
Derek Booth
Derek Booth, chief customer officer, brings a wealth of experience to GridPoint, boasting a distinguished career that spans over two decades in service delivery and transformational leadership, with a notable...
Derek Booth
Derek Booth, chief customer officer, brings a wealth of experience to GridPoint, boasting a distinguished career that spans over two decades in service delivery and transformational leadership, with a notable tenure at Johnson Controls. He is an accomplished professional, recognized for his strategic prowess in operations management. Throughout his career, Booth has exemplified a remarkable ability to yield exceptional results in terms of revenue, net income, and customer expansion. Esteemed for his leadership and mentoring skills, he has a well-documented history of fostering talent and spearheading high-performance teams. Booth’s steadfast commitment to excellence and his capacity to inspire his colleagues are perfectly aligned with the ethos and values of the company.
Tom Nelson
Thomas Nelson is General Counsel and Senior Vice President for GridPoint and is responsible for the company’s legal affairs. Previously, Mr. Nelson was Of Counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius,...
Tom Nelson
Thomas Nelson is General Counsel and Senior Vice President for GridPoint and is responsible for the company’s legal affairs. Previously, Mr. Nelson was Of Counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he represented clients on a variety of intellectual property and litigation matters. Prior to that, Mr. Nelson performed engineering, sales, and marketing roles at organizations in the electronics sector. Mr. Nelson holds a B.S in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. He is a member of the New York, District of Columbia and Virginia bars and is a registered patent attorney.
Kim Park
Kim Park is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience as a disruptor in the customer experience sector, consistently challenging the status quo to create best-in-class customer organizations...
Kim Park
Kim Park is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience as a disruptor in the customer experience sector, consistently challenging the status quo to create best-in-class customer organizations worldwide. She specializes in reimagining business transformations with a focus on the end-to-end customer journey, developing high-performing teams, enhancing business efficiency, and adding value to the organization. Ms. Park has the expertise to assimilate, craft a vision, and execute her strategy with remarkable speed.
Ms. Park is recognized as a dynamic leader who emphasizes the development and growth of high-potential talent and strongly believes in promoting diversity. At GridPoint, she serves as the VP of Support and Service and chairs the GridPoint JEDI (Justice, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) Committee, supporting the organization’s ongoing investment in diverse talent.
Ms. Park has extensive US and international experience, having worked with prestigious brands such as Audi of America, where she earned the JD Power Contact Center Certification for several consecutive years. At WorldPay, she oversaw technical support for the Integrated Payments division, and she drove significant improvements at Vivint Smart Homes and ServiceTitan, both SaaS organizations with hardware components.
Jennifer Faulkner
With over 20 years leading teams at GridPoint, Jennifer Faulkner is uniquely positioned in her current role as VP of Strategic Initiatives to lead the development and execution of strategic...
Jennifer Faulkner
With over 20 years leading teams at GridPoint, Jennifer Faulkner is uniquely positioned in her current role as VP of Strategic Initiatives to lead the development and execution of strategic projects that enhance customer satisfaction and improve scalability. Ms. Faulkner is driven by the mission of empowering customers to optimize their energy consumption and values continuous learning and innovation in that endeavor. Ms. Faulkner holds an MBA from Radford University Davis College of Business & Economics.
Alex Welk
Alex has spent the last fifteen years in the Facilities industry, where he built and led large multisite maintenance and managed service programs for brands like 7-Eleven, ExxonMobil, McDonalds, Michaels,...
Alex Welk
Alex has spent the last fifteen years in the Facilities industry, where he built and led large multisite maintenance and managed service programs for brands like 7-Eleven, ExxonMobil, McDonalds, Michaels, and more. Alex has been instrumental in streamlining processes, driving program value, expanding relationships, growing revenue, and saving his customers millions of dollars. Prior to the Facilities world, he owned and operated several successful entrepreneurial start-up ventures and worked in the advertising and print marketing world. Alex is an industrial engineer by trade and a passionate process improvement enthusiast. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University and is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Greg Morehead
Greg Morehead is the VP of Hardware Engineering at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. In this role,...
Greg Morehead
Greg Morehead is the VP of Hardware Engineering at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. In this role, Greg is responsible for the design and manufacture of the systems deployed to building sites and ensuring their successful implementation into the grid and GridPoint’s energy management solution. Prior to GridPoint, Greg developed and deployed utility scale battery storage solutions based on flow battery technologies. Greg has decades of experience developing system automation solutions for the industrial, manufacturing, defense, and energy sectors.
Marcia Degnan
Marcia Degnan is a seasoned marketing professional with over 20 years of experience driving growth and positioning companies as industry leaders. With a focus on energy, sustainability, and environmental SaaS...
Marcia Degnan
Marcia Degnan is a seasoned marketing professional with over 20 years of experience driving growth and positioning companies as industry leaders. With a focus on energy, sustainability, and environmental SaaS sectors, she excels in crafting innovative marketing strategies and navigating unique market challenges. Marcia’s leadership extends to building high-performing teams, directing comprehensive marketing efforts, and ensuring alignment with business objectives to enhance ROI.
Marcia holds degrees in Strategic Communications and Communication Design from Penn State University.
Chris Ash
Christopher Ash is a visionary VP of Product, renowned for leading disruptive market ventures and fostering organizational growth. With a stellar track record of achieving competitive win rates and spearheading...
Chris Ash
Christopher Ash is a visionary VP of Product, renowned for leading disruptive market ventures and fostering organizational growth. With a stellar track record of achieving competitive win rates and spearheading initiatives that fueled company expansion, he excels in assembling cohesive teams and driving collaboration. His customer-centric approach and strategic leadership have consistently propelled product lines to market dominance.
Yury Velikanau
Yury Velikanau, Vice President of Software Engineering at GridPoint, brings over two decades of experience in software engineering. With a humble approach to leadership, Yury has guided high-performance teams, contributing...
Yury Velikanau
Yury Velikanau, Vice President of Software Engineering at GridPoint, brings over two decades of experience in software engineering. With a humble approach to leadership, Yury has guided high-performance teams, contributing to innovative projects in e-commerce, real estate and fintech sectors. Yury holds an M.S. in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science.
Jason Ruiz
Jason Ruiz is a strategic finance leader with over two decades of experience valuing businesses and building financial, management, and investor reporting and analytics. At GridPoint, Mr. Ruiz leads FP&A...
Jason Ruiz
Jason Ruiz is a strategic finance leader with over two decades of experience valuing businesses and building financial, management, and investor reporting and analytics. At GridPoint, Mr. Ruiz leads FP&A activities including budgeting, financial and management reporting, and strategic financial analysis.
Building a better energy system, one building at a time.
Climate change, the transition to renewables, and electrification are huge forces we’re facing. As these trends unfold, the need for a more intelligent, more connected network will only continue to intensify. GridPoint was founded on the simple belief that this radically new era requires a radically new approach.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to fostering real change, not just checking a box. To guide our continued growth, we’ve formed an employee-led justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (J.E.D.I.) committee, we offer DEI training for all management and executives, and we’ve established non-gendered parental leave.
Join the GridPoint Team
If you are passionate about supporting a more sustainable future, and interested in working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with dedicated colleagues – we want to hear from you.