Board of Directors

Kiran Kumaraswamy is Vice President of Market Applications at Fluence, managing a team that helps customers identify applications that are attractive for energy storage development worldwide, developing and implementing Fluence's go to market strategies for key markets, including implementing regulatory and policy solutions that create access for new markets. Prior to joining Fluence, he worked as a Senior Manager in ICF International advising private sector clients on wholesale power market and transmission issues. He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, Madison and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Madras, India.

John Hewa is Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s President & Chief Executive Officer. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the electric utility industry with an emphasis in technology and management of public and cooperative power utilities. His experience spans technical and executive roles managing electric systems.  Hewa has served as CEO of electric cooperatives in Florida and Texas.

As the Vice President - Energy Storage Systems, Jacqueline is developing new energy storage projects for Ameresco.  She has over 30 years of experience in the electric power industry, which includes working for Customized Energy Solutions (CES) as the VP of Emerging Technologies.  She has a B.A. from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from George Washington University.

Polly Shaw has 27 years of clean energy and energy efficiency policy and communications experience, and her teams have helped win numerous regulatory and legislative policies that created energy storage, solar, and wind markets. Her career posts included corporate senior executive, regulatory program manager, foundation grantmaker, and EPA consultant.

As Co-founder and CEO of Key Capture Energy, Jeff is responsible for overseeing mergers and acquisitions, capital allocation, financing, as well as ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.  Jeff has spent his career working on utility-scale renewable energy projects and providing strategic guidance within the ever evolving commercial, legislative and regulatory energy arena.  Jeff holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University and is currently working on his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.

Javier Cavada is President & CEO at Highview Power, former Chairman of Greensmith Energy Management and former President of Wärtsilä Energy, working globally in the Energy Storage space focused on developing long duration and large scale projects. He holds a PhD in Engineering from University of Cantabria (Spain) where he was recognised as Distinguished Alumni.

Paul is the former CEO and current GM for a special hazards fire safety company that has been dedicated to the energy market for over 25 years. He has the following Memberships and engagement in the ESS market - NFPA 855 and NFPA 850 Principal Committee member, AFAA, Professional Member SFPE, FSSA Board of Directors, and EEI board of directors. He is a SME expert for NYC and NYFD for development of code for Li-ion ESS, a Member of UL9540 STP, and Extensive support in development of NFPA 855. He is a Fire Protection Professional Engineer in over 30 States. His current experience and client base includes working with Utilities, battery manufactures, integrators, AHJs and industry professionals to provide appropriate mitigation technologies, risk application, AHJ education and design specifications. experience includes Code committee and code development experience; knowledge of federal, state, and local, laws and regulations; experience in regulatory agency negotiations; involved in design of fire systems for ESS designated use facilities and containerized system.

Kelli Joseph works across both wholesale and retail electricity markets on regulatory policy, market design, and power system economics. She currently is a Senior Advisor at Power Edison. Kelli has worked at NRG, the NYISO, the World Bank, the UNDP, with a venture-backed advanced gasification start-up, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Clarkson University Business of Energy program. She was recently selected to participate in the NARUC-NASEO Comprehensive Electricity Planning Task Force. Dr. Joseph holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Virginia, an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Virginia, and an MBA with a Finance concentration, from IE Business School in Spain, where she was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar.

Jonathan Landy is a Director at Duke Energy responsible for project and technology development related to energy storage and other distributed energy technologies (DET).  He has developed and received approval for constructing over 100-MWs of DET projects and provided testimony for several regulated utilities owned and operated by Duke Energy.

Roger Lin has over 15 years experience in the energy storage industry spanning portable devices, transportation, and stationary sectors. With a cross-functional background in technology, markets, and applications, he has held leadership roles in energy storage technology companies in product management, policy, and marketing, with a personal focus on safety as a member of the NFPA 855 standards committee. Roger is a recognized expert and key contributor to the energy storage industry, with degrees in materials science from MIT and Rutgers University, and is an inventor on ten United States patents.

Benjamin Lowe is a management consultant specializing in energy storage, corporate strategy and OEM product strategy. At Roland Berger, Ben is the principal investigator for Lazard's Levelized Cost of the Storage Survey and assists utilities, OEMs and investors navigate the energy transition. Ben earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and BA from Columbia University.

Troy Miller is the North American Sales Leader for Energy Storage at GE Renewables.  He has over a decade of experience in the Energy Storage industry and has lengthy experience in the application and implementation of hybrid generation, renewable energy, and microgrids. Mr. Miller has been involved with more 500MWh of Energy Storage projects in the North and South America, Europe and Australia.

Joel Newton joined NextEra Energy in December 2002, and is a Senior FERC Counsel in its Washington, DC office.  At NextEra, Mr. Newton handles competitive electric regulatory matters, including emerging energy storage policies.  Prior to joining NextEra, Mr. Newton was a senior director at Dynegy and in private practice.

Sarah Orban Salati serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for the New York Power Authority (NYPA). Sarah is responsible for NYPA’s wholesale electricity and retail customer facing commercial operations representing $2BN in annual revenues. Her role enables leadership in breadth and depth for energy storage applications and integration at all levels of the grid. Additionally, Sarah oversees e-mobility which is seeking to accelerate the electrification of the transport industry, accelerate battery cost curve declines and incorporate the assets in the distributed resilient grid of the future. Sarah came to NYPA from the AES Corporation where she had worked for the company’s CTO, a founding member of AES’ energy storage business, now Fluence.

Christopher Tilley, currently the CEO of ENGIE Storage comes to the ESA board with 25 years of experience in the energy industry including 15 years in the solar industry and 10 years in engineering, consulting and investment banking roles in the US and internationally.