Jigar Shah joins Empower Energies board of directors
Mr. Shah is CEO of Jigar Shah Consulting and a board member of the Carbon War Room, the global organization founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin United to help entrepreneurs address climate change. He served as the Carbon War Room’s first CEO from 2009 - May 31, 2013, Troy, Mi., USA – Empower Energies, a renewable portfolio solutions company, announced the appointment of Jigar Shah to its board of directors.
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Mr. Shah is CEO of Jigar Shah Consulting and a board member of the Carbon War Room, the global organization founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin United to help entrepreneurs address climate change. He served as the Carbon War Room’s first CEO from 2009-2012.
Mr. Shah founded SunEdison, now part of MEMC, which remains the world’s leading solar services company. Prior to SunEdison, he worked within strategy at BP Solar, and before that was a contractor for the Department of Energy on vehicles and fuel cell programs.
Mr. Shah is an entrepreneur and visionary committed to leveraging the ‘next economy’ by deploying existing technologies that solve the challenging issues of our time. He is the author of the upcoming book: Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. ■