Dean Chiaravallotti
Chief Revenue Officer, Solar Insure Dean Chiaravallotti serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at Solar Insure and is a leading advocate for consumer protection and long-term trust in the renewable energy space. With over 12 years in solar and decades in revenue strategy, Dean has worked with hundreds of contractors, manufacturers, and lenders to improve […]
Marc Palmer
Marc Palmer is the founder and CEO of Conductor Solar. As an expert in solar financing with a track record of funding over $1 billion in solar and wind projects, Marc has been working at the intersection of renewable energy and capital markets for over 15 years. This experience led him to build Conductor Solar, […]
Aviv Shalgi
Aviv Shalgi is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of the community solar aggregator platform Solar Simplified. As an innovator, Aviv has always been focused on positive disruption in industries where there are opportunities to solve fundamental problems. This is what drew him to Solar Simplified, where he strives to make affordable renewable energy accessible […]
Kristina Shih
Kristina has over 15 years of experience in renewable energy project development, real estate, project finance and M&A. Driven by a passion for advancing the clean energy economy, she has an extensive background building new solar business models and go-to-market strategies. At Segue, Kristina partners with developers to provide capital solutions to renewable energy projects, […]
John Delurey
As Managing Director of Campaigns, John coordinates and supports campaigns for Vote Solar’s legislative and regulatory priorities across the country. Prior to joining Vote Solar, John built programs for a residential solar company that made solar more accessible for environmental justice communities to access rooftop solar. He believes that the climate crisis provides an invitation […]
Ben Jacobi
Ben is a Shareholder in the Energy Practice Group at Polsinelli P.C. and is a passionate advocate for developers, investors, finance partners and other energy market participants. His primary focus is in supporting the development, permitting, regulatory and transactional needs related to community and utility scale solar, wind and battery portfolios. He has permitted over […]
Norm Taffe
Norm Taffe began serving as President – Energy Technology at Generac in August 2022. The Energy Technology division is focused on providing Storage, Inverter, EV Charging, and Smart Home technologies designed to deliver consumers cheaper, cleaner energy while maximizing comfort and convenience. Prior to joining Generac, Mr. Taffe was Executive Vice President, North America Residential […]
Doug Scott
Doug Scott was appointed Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission by Governor J.B. Pritzker on June 17, 2023. This is Scott’s second stint as Chair, having served in the position from 2011-2015. Between engagements with the ICC, Scott was Vice President of the Great Plains Institute, where he worked on decarbonization efforts with States, utilities […]
Andrew Keyt
Attorney representing Illinois counties
Jessica Collingsworth
Jessica Collingsworth is the Central Policy Director at Nexamp. In this role she works on solar and energy storage policy in the central region of the U.S. including the Midwest and down to Texas. Prior to joining Nexamp, Jessica was the Senior Midwest Policy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) working on clean […]
Bhaskar Ray
Bhaskar Ray is the Vice President and Head of Transmission and Interconnection at Hanwha QCELLS USA Corp. Development team. Bhaskar has thirty-four years of experience in electric power industry. He has a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. Bhaskar has 34 years of experience in electric power industry including 20 […]
Lesley McCain
Lesley McCain is the Executive Director of the Illinois Solar Energy and Storage Association (ISEA), where she brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her role. Prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Lesley served on the ISEA board from September 2009 until April 2012, during which time she chaired the Marketing Committee. Lesley […]