The AlwaysOn Power Players in Greentech list honors the most influential people in the banking, venture capital, legal, talent, government, and accounting world who support the green technology entrepreneurs who are bringing massive technology breakthroughs to a world that’s hungry for clean, sustainable products. These individuals and their firms are the infrastructure workhorses behind the ideas that make the Global Silicon Valley an incubator for success, creating strong greentech companies that are building forward-thinking, indispensable, clean products and services.

The Power Players in Greentech honorees span a wide range of talents, from seed investors to accountants to research scientists agents to corporate executives to venture capitalists to legal counsel. This year’s Power Players in Greentech list tops more than 100 players in 11 categories and highlights a impressive range of talents available for startup entrepreneurs with the right ideas and mindsets to break away from the pack.

The Power of Positive Change
The greentech industry attracts a very different, focused group of power players, who are bringing positive change to almost every corner of the planet. From power generation to energy efficiency to transportation to waste management and building materials, the green technology industry spans a variety of marketplaces, needing the special expertise of these individuals. With their wide range of talents, the Power Players in Greentech are ensuring that every great green technology idea has a chance to become a successful, sustainable, profitable company.

Congratulations to this year’s Power Players in Greentech winners. As the top venture capital-backed green technology companies continue to bring new, innovative products and services to the world, they’re backed by the people from this list. These powerful individuals are bringing a new generation of innovation to the technology marketplace and the Global Silicon Valley, making our world a cleaner, safer, better place to live.

Many of the winners of this competition will be featured at:

GoingGreen Silicon Valley 2012
Where Green Entrepreneurs Meet Big Money and Big Partnerships
November 27th – 28th, 2012
The Golden Gate Club
San Francisco, CA
If you act now, you can join us in San Francisco and receive a special, AO Insiders 25%-off discount on your ticket to GoingGreen Silicon Valley before we sell out!

Contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086) or Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, 916.217.0427) for details on how your company can participate.

For more information on group rates or to make reservations by phone, please contact the AlwaysOn Concierge, John Schwartz, at 310.721.9451 or by e-mail at john@aonetwork.com.

Now is the time to get on board. Whether you are looking for new investments, strategic partners, or clients in the green technology space, GoingGreen Silicon Valley is the insider event you won’t want to miss. We hope to see you there!

 

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Introducing the 2012 Power Players in Greentech

The Angel Investors

Dave Graham
Co-Founder and Partner
Greenstart

Ullas Naik
Angel Investor
Ullas Naik

Marc Porat
Chairman, Serious Materials
ZETA Communities and CalStar

The Attorneys

Jim Fulton
Partner
Cooley

Gordon Ho
Partner
Cooley

Louis Lehot
Partner and Leader of Capital Markets, Public M&A, and Corporate Governance Teams
Sheppard Mullin

The Commercial Bankers

Quentin Falconer
National Cleantech Coordinator
Silicon Valley Bank

The Consultants

Paul De Martini
Managing Director
Newport Consulting Group

Laura Shenkar
Founder and Principal
The Artemis Project

The Corporate Partners

Justin Adams
Vice President, Strategy and Ventures
BP Alternative Energy Ventures

Ricardo Angel
Senior Vice President, Venture Capital
GE Energy Financial Services

Rob Bernard
Chief Environmental Strategist
Microsoft

Kate Brass
Ecomagination Program Manager
GE Energy Financial Services

Drew Clark
Director
IBM Venture Capital Group

Stephen Eichenlaub
Managing Director
Intel Capital

Scott Elrod
Vice President, Director of Hardware Systems Laboratory and Cleantech Innovation Program
PARC

Dana Flanders
President
Chevron Technology Ventures

Gerd Goette
Managing Partner
Siemens Venture Capital

Peter Graf
Chief Sustainability Officer
SAP

Anup Jacob
Partner
Virgin Green Fund

Anand Kamannavar
Investment Director
Applied Ventures

Jon Lauckner
General Manager, Vice President, and President
General Motors Ventures

Yoichiro Miwa
Investment Director
Mitsui Ventures

Rick Needham
Director, Energy and Sustainability
Google

Daniela Proske
Principal
BASF Venture Capital

Ulrich Quay
Managing Director
BMW i Ventures

Joshua Raffaelli
Director
Intel Capital

Jim Sayre
Senior Managing Director
Cargill Ventures, Black River Asset Management

Kevin Skillern
Managing Director, Venture Capital
GE Energy Financial Services

Cory Steffek
Corporate Venture Capital
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Jeremiah Stone
Vice President, Solution Management
SAP

Naoki "Nick" Sugimoto
Principal
Honda Strategic Venturing

Mark Vachon
Vice President, GE
ecomagination

Bill Weihl
Manager of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Facebook

The Government Advisors

Swee Yeok Chu
CEO
EDBI

Richard Kauffman
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy
U.S. Dept. of Energy

The Investment Bankers

Stuart Bernstein
Global Head, Clean Technology and Renewables Group
Goldman Sachs

David Chen
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley

Joe Dews
Partner
AGC Partners

Kevin Genieser
Managing Director, Head of Clean Energy Investment Banking
Morgan Stanley

Jeff Hagan
Managing Director, Head of Tech and Cleantech Banking
Canaccord Genuity Asia

Eric Urbani
Founder & Managing Partner
Black Emerald Capital

The Non-Profit Partners

Jeff Byron
Vice Chairman
Cleantech Open National Board

Sheeraz Haji
CEO
Cleantech Group

Henrik Skov Laursen
Executive Director
Grundfos Water Technology Center

The Public Accountants

John Gimigliano
Partner, Energy and Sustainability
KPMG

David "Dave" Miller
Partner
KPMG

The University Players

Carrie Armel
Research Associate , Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency
Stanford University

Nicole Biggaert
Director
Energy Efficiency Center, UC Davis

Drew Endy
Co-Founder / Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Gen9 / Stanford University

Andrew Hargadon
Founding Director
Energy Efficiency Center

The Venture Capitalists

Alexei Andreev
Executive Vice President, Managing Director
Harris & Harris

Forest Baskett
General Partner
NEA

Jacques Benkoski
Venture Partner
US Venture Partners

Samer Bin Salty
Partner
Zouk Ventures

Kyle Budinscak
Senior Associate
Summit Partners

Navin Chaddha
Partner
Mayfield Fund

Todd Dauphinais
Partner
Aster Capital

Dain DeGroff
Founding Partner
Triangle Peak Partners

John Dennison
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Amol Deshpande
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Phil Deutch
Managing Partner
NGP Energy Tech

Stephan Dolezalek
Managing Director and Group Leader, Cleantech
Vantage Point Venture Partners

Michael Dorsey
Managing Partner
The Westly Group

Simon Drury
Partner
Climate-Change Capital

Ira Ehrenpreis
General Partner
Technology Partners

Jennifer Fonstad
Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Nat Goldhaber
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Claremont Creek Ventures

Al Gore
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Peter Grubstein
Managing Director
NGEN Partners

Maurice Gunderson
Partner
Earth Energy Partners

David Henderson
Managing Director
XPV Capital Corporation

Warren Hogarth
Managing Partner
Sequoia Capital

Todd Jaquez-Fissori
Senior Managing Director and Group Head, Cleantech
Hercules Technology Growth Capital

Bill Joy
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Steve Jurvetson
Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Vinod Khosla
Managing General Partner
Khosla Ventures

Todd Kimmel
Partner
Mayfield Fund

Ben Kortlang
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Nety Krishna
Partner
Bright Capital

Ray Lane
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Jim Long
Partner
Gabriel Venture Partners

Mark Mills
Founding Partner
Digital Power Capital

Michael Moe
Co-Founder
GSV Capital

Alexei O’Cinneide
Head of Investments
Masdar Ventures

Nancy Pfund
Managing Partner
DBL Investors

Brook Porter
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Ray Rothrock
Partner
Venrock

Boris Ryabov
Managing Partner
Bright Capital

Jon Sakoda
Partner
NEA

Rachel Sheinbein
Patner, Energy and Materials
CMEA Capital

Jonathan Silver
Visiting Distinguished Senior Fellow
Third Way

Thomas Steyer
Co-Senior Managing Member
Farallon Capital Management

Hemant Taneja
Managing Director
General Catalyst Partners

Matthew Trevithick
Partner
Venrock

Tucker Twitmyer
Managing Director
Enertech Capital Partners

Marc van den Berg
General Partner
Technology Partners

Wal van Lierop
President and CEO
Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital

Trae Vassallo
General Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Steve Westly
Managing Partner
Westly Group

Marianne Wu
Partner
Mohr Davidow Ventures

Joe Zhou
Founder, Managing Partner
Keytone Venture Partners

 

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The winners of this competition will be officially honored at:

GoingGreen Silicon Valley 2012
Where Green Entrepreneurs Meet Big Money and Big Partnerships
November 27th – 28th, 2012
The Golden Gate Club
San Francisco, CA
If you act now, you can join us in San Francisco and receive a special, AO Insiders 25%-off discount on your ticket to GoingGreen Silicon Valley before we sell out!

Contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086) or Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, 916.217.0427) for details on how your company can participate.

For more information on group rates or to make reservations by phone, please contact the AlwaysOn Concierge, John Schwartz, at 310.721.9451 or by e-mail at john@aonetwork.com.

Now is the time to get on board. Whether you are looking for new investments, strategic partners, or clients in the green technology space, GoingGreen Silicon Valley is the insider event you won’t want to miss. We hope to see you there!

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