As CEO, Dan Yates is responsible for the vision, strategy, and leadership of Opower. Previously, Dan was founder and CEO of Edusoft, an educational software company that provided assessment platforms to US public-school districts. He sold the 150-person, $20M company to publisher Houghton Mifflin in 2004. Dan then embarked on a year-long adventure with his wife, Tobie Whitman, driving from Alaska’s Arctic coast to the southernmost tip of South America. During the trip, Dan became aware of the shocking degradation of the natural environment in the Americas, and resolved to dedicate his professional life to sustaining what remains of our natural world. In 2009, 2010, and 2011, Dan was named a "Tech Titan" by Washingtonian and was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Dan received his BA in Computer Science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard.

As President, Alex Laskey is responsible for engaging our utility and government partners with Opower’s purpose and products. He is a highly sought-after as a speaker at energy-related conferences throughout the US and abroad. In his role as Opower’s President, Alex was invited to the White House to meet with President Obama and discuss innovation and job creation in the green economy. Prior to founding Opower, Alex enjoyed a career in politics and policy, serving as a campaign manager, strategist, and public-opinion analyst for several candidates. He provided strategic consulting on several statewide ballot measures for The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land, and The League of Conservation Voters, and he worked for the White House and on a presidential campaign. Before turning to politics and policy, Alex produced the award-winning feature film, Assisted Living, and worked as the director of new business and strategy for The Romann Group, a New York-based advertising agency. Alex received his BA in History of Science from Harvard.

Thomas Kramer is responsible for financial management, HR, and administrative stewardship at Opower. Previoously, he was CFO at Cvent, the largest event-management technology company in the US, where he helped grow the organization from its founding to profitability and 850 employees, and where he led the largest software financing round in the US since 2007. Prior to joining Cvent, Thomas served as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he developed e-commerce strategy and management analyses for leading North American corporations. Prior to that, he was a senior consultant at Accenture. Thomas was recently named one of the 10 best CFOs in Washington, DC by SmartCEO. He earned a Master's at the Norwegian School of Economics, and an MBA at Harvard Business School, with a focus on strategy and finance. While at HBS, Thomas co-authored the Amazon e-commerce strategy case study, which went on to become part of the school's core curriculum.

Nandini has responsibility for building out Opower’s international expansion efforts and London office. Prior to joining Opower, she was an Executive Director at the Corporate Executive Board, where her assignments included managing the firm’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and India businesses, serving on its Executive Committee, and overseeing sales, client service, content delivery, and strategic accounts. In this capacity, Nandini was charged with generating $100M+ in annual contract value from new sales, installing a base of international clients across multiple industries and 35 product lines, and heading up operations for approximately 400 staff. Previously, she enjoyed a six-year-long stretch in management consulting with Ernst & Young Asia Pacific, based in Wellington, New Zealand, where she undertook a range of public and private sector client assignments in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Thailand. Nandini holds a BSc (Econ), specializing in Economics, Management, and Psychology, from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and completed her MSc (Econ) at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Jeremy Kirsch has been leading high-performance teams, working with customers and partners, and building businesses for over 12 years. Prior to joining Opower, he was an executive in the Viisage Secure Credentialing business at L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE:ID). While at Viisage, Jeremy held a series of positions including VP Sales and Business Development and VP Marketing and Strategy. Jeremy’s team was critical in the division's rapid growth from $67M to more than $100M in annual revenue through expanded direct sales. Jeremy has also held a leadership role at Art Technology Group (NASD: ARTG), and was a founder of InvestTree.com: both companies developed Jeremy’s experience in bringing new products and services to the market. Earlier in his career, Jeremy was a Special Operations Officer in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a member of elite Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two. He completed his service with the rank of Lieutenant. Jeremy received his BA in Economics from Stanford University and his MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Roderick leads the teams that create energy savings results for Opower’s clients through targeted marketing campaigns and general management of client operations. He is responsible for managing consumer marketing and analytics on Opower’s customer engagement platform, as well as the client engagement and systems operations accountable for Opower’s core P&L. Previously, Roderick was VP, Marketing at Vovici, a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of customer feedback solutions, where he led marketing, product management, and public and analyst relations. Prior to joining Vovici, Roderick was general manager for LexisNexis US Business Information Solutions, where he built high-growth businesses and consistently raised growth and renewal rates for the P&Ls he managed. He has also worked for Bain & Company, Microsoft, Simmons & Company, and the Corporate Executive Board. He holds an MBA from Stanford and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.

Ben Foster manages the creation, design, and delivery of Opower’s products, ensuring the company continues to build the industry’s leading suite of energy information services. He is responsible for the company’s products from a variety of perspectives, including features, functionality, user experience, and roadmap. Prior to Opower, Ben was VP of Product Management for Adchemy, a leader in digital advertising technology. While there, he was responsible for the company’s entire product suite supporting lead generation and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings. Before joining Adchemy, Ben led dozens of consumer-oriented product management efforts spanning the disciplines of marketing, merchandising, search, structured data, and technology integration at companies such as eBay, Webvan, ThoughtWorks, and Barra. He maintains a blog about best practices in product management and design, PMRant. Ben holds a BA in Statistics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Ogi Kavazovic is responsible for Opower's corporate marketing and strategy, including our corporate brand, messaging, media relations, and overall marketing approach. He works closely with our sales and product teams to help guide the company's product strategy, competitive positioning, and go-to-market strategy, and promotes Opower's products at industry events and conferences. Prior to joining Opower, Ogi was a management consultant at Katzenbach Partners, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on corporate strategy development, with particular focus on the utility sector and Smart Grid industry. Ogi began his career as a software engineer, developing risk and asset management systems for major financial institutions, such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. Ogi was also one of the lead architects of a "smart field" data management platform for Schlumberger Information Systems. Ogi received his BA and MS degrees in Computer Science from Harvard.

Michael Sachse leads Opower's legal and regulatory teams. An experienced negotiator and strategist, Michael's efforts have been instrumental to Opower's success closing deals with eight of the ten largest utilities in the United States as well as developing the regulatory strategy that has led to the widespread acceptance of information-based efficiency by public utility commissions. Prior to joining Opower, Michael was a litigator at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. Michael received his BA in History from Amherst College and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He lives in Washington DC with his wife Erin, his daughter Nora, son Teddy, and dog Lucy.

As CEO, Dan Yates is responsible for the vision, strategy, and leadership of Opower. Previously, Dan was founder and CEO of Edusoft, an educational software company that provided assessment platforms to US public-school districts. He sold the 150-person, $20M company to publisher Houghton Mifflin in 2004. Dan then embarked on a year-long adventure with his wife, Tobie Whitman, driving from Alaska’s Arctic coast to the southernmost tip of South America. During the trip, Dan became aware of the shocking degradation of the natural environment in the Americas, and resolved to dedicate his professional life to sustaining what remains of our natural world. In 2009, 2010, and 2011, Dan was named a "Tech Titan" by Washingtonian and was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Dan received his BA in Computer Science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard.

As President, Alex Laskey is responsible for engaging utility and government partners with Opower’s purpose and products. He is a highly sought-after as a speaker at energy-related conferences throughout the US and abroad. In his role as Opower’s President, Alex was invited to the White House to meet with President Obama and discuss innovation and job creation in the green economy. Prior to founding Opower, Alex enjoyed a career in politics and policy, serving as a campaign manager, strategist, and public-opinion analyst for several candidates. He provided strategic consulting on several statewide ballot measures for The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land, and The League of Conservation Voters, and he worked for the White House and on a presidential campaign. Before turning to politics and policy, Alex produced the award-winning feature film, Assisted Living, and worked as the director of new business and strategy for The Romann Group, a New York-based advertising agency. Alex received his BA in History of Science from Harvard.

Sameer Gandhi is a partner at Accel Partners, focusing on consumer internet, software, and services investments. He is responsible for investments in Bonobos, Collective Media, Dropbox, Opower, Quidsi (parent of diapers.com and soap.com; acquired by Amazon.com), Sonatype, and StumbleUpon. Prior to joining Accel, Sameer was a partner with Sequoia Capital, where he worked on venture capital and growth equity investments in software, internet, digital media, SaaS, and security companies. He led investments such as Barracuda Networks, Dropbox, eHarmony, Gracenote (acquired by Sony), Sourcefire (NASDAQ: FIRE), and Trulia. Sameer was previously a Principal at Broadview, an investment banking firm specializing in technology mergers and acquisitions, and he also held technical field sales and consulting positions at Oracle. Sameer holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Gene Riechers has more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles at venture capital firms and technology companies, and was named to the first AlwaysOn list of the Top 100 VCs in 2009. From 2002 to 2011, Gene was a General Partner of Valhalla Partners, a leading venture capital firm in the Mid-Atlantic area, and continues to be an advisor to the firm. Previously, Gene founded and was Managing Director of FBR Technology Venture Partners, which produced the most successful software IPO in history. He spent 16 years in senior operating roles with technology companies, and joined four early-stage ventures, all of which went public: his roles included COO, CFO, VP of Business Development, and VP of International Sales. Gene is a Director of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association and a co-founder of The MINDSHARE Program, the leading organization for technology entrepreneurs in the Greater Washington area. He holds an MBA from Loyola College and a BS in Accounting from Pennsylvania State.

Jon Sakoda serves as Partner at New Enterprise Associates, where he focuses on technology and renewable energy investments, as well as the firm's investing activities in Latin America. Prior to joining NEA, Jon was an entrepreneur and co-founder of IMlogic, Inc. (acquired by Symantec Corporation) and served as its Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Products. Prior to founding IMlogic, he worked at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on venture capital investments for their Private Equity Group. Jon earned a BA degree from Harvard in Chemistry. In addition to his directorship at Opower, Jon serves as a board member at Suniva, and led NEA’s investments in SunEdison and Spring Wireless. Jon also serves as a board observer to BandGap engineering, Channel Advisor, and JobFox. He serves on the National Venture Capital Association's Clean Technology Advisory Council, where he advises on federal policies to promote investments in US-based energy technology companies.

Mark Sugarman serves as Managing Partner at MHS Capital, a venture capital fund backed by an extraordinary group of technology executives and entrepreneurs. MHS Capital’s team includes senior executives from every major internet portal, and a deep roster of serial entrepreneurs who have built leading software and internet companies. MHS Capital primarily invests in bootstrapped software and internet companies and sponsors serial entrepreneurs to do small tech buyouts. In addition to his directorship at Opower, Mark’s board memberships include Fonality, iLike, and Magnify 360. Additional portfolio companies include: Adisn, Courttrax, Edusoft (acquired by Houghton Mifflin), Eventmonitor, Giftcertificates.com, Getsmart (acquired by Providian, now part of Lendingtree), Nutrisystem (NTRI), Savi Technology (acquired by Lockheed Martin), Venturebeat, Verticlanet (VERT), and 1stup.com (acquired by CMGI).

Trae Vassallo is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Since joining the firm in 2002, she has put her technical and entrepreneurial background to work with companies in two main areas of focus: greentech and consumer internet. Trae works closely Opower's management team, as well as those of Stealth Efficiency, RecycleBank, Altarock Energy, Fisker Automotive, and Aggregate Knowledge. Trae helped sell Ausra, a utility-scale solar thermal development company, to Areva in early 2010, and is currently focusing on smart grid and efficiency opportunities. Prior to KPCB, Trae was co-founder of Good Technology, a KPCB portfolio company (acquired by Motorola) that provides an end-to-end wireless corporate email solution. Prior to that, she worked as a design engineer at IDEO Product Development, where she developed a range of products (she holds 13 patents). Trae earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering with honors from Stanford, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Harry Weller serves as a General Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he focuses on technology and renewable energy investments, as well as NEA's activities in China. He was named one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Networking" by Network magazine and one of the region's "Titans of Technology" in Washingtonian. Harry has been honored numerous times in Forbes magazine’s “Midas List” as one of the most successful venture capitalists in America. Prior to joining NEA, he was a Partner at FBR Technology Venture Partners. Early in his career, Harry managed strategy and technology initiatives in the financial, energy, and telecommunications industries for the Boston Consulting Group and Deloitte & Touche. Prior to his business career, he served as an officer in the US Navy. Harry holds an MBA from Harvard and a BS in Physics from Duke. He also serves on the board of the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), is a past Chairman of MAVA Capital Connection, and co-founded the Young Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (YAVA).

As a highly recognized, respected, and admired industry expert and regulatory leader among state energy commissioners, regulatory commissioners, and utility executives around the world, Fred Butler helps with Opower’s strategic direction and the growth of our public and private utility partnerships. Fred served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) for seven years, which included three years as an Officer, and culminated in a year as President and Chairman of the Executive Committee and Board in 2008-2009. He worked as NARUC's representative to the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Regulators' Forum and is one of NARUC's representatives to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Fred also served for 11 years as Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. He currently serves as Executive Vice President for Salmon Ventures, a New Jersey-based firm that provides national consulting services to utilities, government agencies, school districts, trade organizations, and businesses.

Robert Cialdini works exclusively with Opower to define, test, and optimize messaging to increase participation in residential energy conservation programs. Extensive academic work in the psychology of influence and over 30 years of research on the subject have earned him an international reputation in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation. He spent much of the past decade studying conservation and efficiency, and his books, including Influence: Science & Practice, are the result of years of enquiry into the reasons people comply with requests in business settings. Worldwide, Influence has sold more than two million copies. In the field of influence and persuasion, Robert is the most-cited living social psychologist in the world today. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina and his post-doctoral training from Columbia. Currently, he is Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University.

As a widely recognized leader in consumer software and Software as a Service businesses, Hadi Partovi helps with the strategic direction and growth of Opower’s software and technology development. Hadi established himself as a technology leader during the browser wars in the 90s as Group Program Manager for Internet Explorer. After the release of IE 5.0, he joined the founding team of Tellme Networks as a Vice President of Products and Professional Services. Hadi then returned to Microsoft as General Manager of the MSN portal, where he helped deliver 30% growth and MSN's only year of profitability. He then joined twin brother Ali Partovi to co-found iLike, the web’s fastest growing social music service, later acquired by MySpace. Hadi is now an active angel investor and has also served in advisory roles for numerous technology companies, including Facebook, Dropbox and Bluekai. A graduate of Harvard University, Hadi enjoys skiing, kayaking, guitar, and grabscrab.

As a widely recognized leader in Software-as-a-Service businesses, Craig Weissman has a leading role in shaping the direction and development of Opower’s software and technology portfolio. In his most recent role as CTO of Salesforce.com, Craig was integral in the design and development of the Force.com Enterprise Cloud Computing platform, including its scalable, meta-data-driven, multi-tenant design. As CTO, he was responsible for overall software and hardware architecture as well as authored key features such as the multi-tenant query optimizer, row-level sharing model, and stored procedure language. Prior to joining Salesforce.com, Craig served as Vice President of Analytic Services at E.piphany, a pioneer in the data warehousing and enterprise analytics industry. He holds an MS in Computer Science and a BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard.