Dan Hughes
Hughes joined Constellation in 2009 after experience in the public sector as an economist and utility consultant. Hughes has helped numerous customers achieve their sustainability goals, making significant advancements in the adoption of renewable energy. In his current role as Senior Manager of the CORe Technical Sales Team, Hughes manages the national offsite renewable sales […]
Elaine Franklin
Elaine has a master’s degree in conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She brings years of diverse experience to the role of Environmental Sustainability Coordinator. Prior to her life in Florida, Elaine developed and delivered an environmental sustainability curriculum to youths in Eswatini/Swaziland, Southern Africa, through her own company. She earned her […]
Matt Penfold
Matt Penfold is co-founder and chief commercial officer of Verse. Prior to Verse, Matt held senior roles at Fluence and AMS, where he led the commercialization of the world’s leading A.I. wholesale market bidding software for utility scale clean energy assets – taking the idea from a whiteboard sketch to 10GW of assets under management. […]
Art Justice
Art has led Cinemark’s energy efforts since 1999 and was named Vice President of Energy and Sustainability in January 2014, heading up both supply side and demand side energy efforts, along with water, waste and recycling, He has been with Cinemark for a total of almost 30 years, in two separate stints. Prior to starting […]
Steve Kiesner
Steve Kiesner is Senior Director of National Customer Solutions for the Edison Electric Institute, the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Steve runs EEI’s corporate, DoD, and federal customer outreach activities which work to enhance opportunities and the business between EEI members and their large, multi-site national customers, including large chains, the Department […]
Dr. Wolfgang Bauer
Dr. Bauer has served in various capacities at Michigan State University, most recently as Associate Vice President for Administration and as President of the MSU Research Foundation. He is one of the authors of the MSU Energy Transition plan, owns renewable energy power plants, and has done extensive research and consulting on renewable energy sources.
John Failla
John has more than 30 years of experience in B2B media as an executive responsible for developing and managing digital media products, magazines, and face-to-face events. Prior to launching Smart Energy Decisions, John launched and developed Green Retail Decisions, the leading online information resource for retailers on sustainable business practices. Green Retail Decisions was acquired […]
Matt Salera
Matt is a Senior Business Development Manager within the Constellation Offsite Renewable group (CORe), where his primary responsibility is understanding customer’s sustainability needs and customizing offsite offerings from utility-scale renewable projects. He has over 13 years of experience in various renewable, consulting, and technical sales positions. In his prior roles, he worked with customers to […]
Luke Penne
With ten years of energy and finance experience, Luke is currently a Senior Business Development Manager for Constellation, helping businesses decarbonize their operations hour-by-hour. Prior to his current role Luke held a number of positions, both with Constellation and a sell-side investment bank, in energy and fixed income trading operations. Luke achieved a masters in […]
Charles Benisch
Charles Benisch is the Director of Renewable Advisory at ENGIE Impact where he helps F500 companies and institutional buyers develop and manage renewable energy portfolios. Charles brings 12+ years’ experience in the renewable energy market, and he specializes in the development of renewable energy strategies that reduce cost, drive earnings, and manage risk. Building upon […]
John Hoekstra
John Hoekstra serves as Senior Vice President of Global Sustainability at Prologis,overseeing the strategic direction and implementation of sustainability initiatives across thecompany’s extensive 1.2 billion square foot industrial real estate portfolio globally. In thiscapacity, he works closely with Prologis customers to support their sustainability goalswhile advancing efforts to reduce the company’s carbon footprint in alignment […]
Zephyr Taylor
As the Global Commercial head for Renewable Energy & Carbon Credits, Zephyr oversees Mars’ renewable energy sourcing throughout the world – including market assessment, supplier engagement, deal structuring and negotiation, and key internal stakeholder partnering, alongside team oversight and organizational alignment. Zephyr has led the development and execution of strategic sustainability initiatives in the public […]
