Clean Tech Innovation & Trends Panelists' Biographies

Lyndon Rive Founder & CEO SolarCity

Prior to SolarCity, Lyndon founded Everdream, the industry leader in software and services for large-scale distributed computer management. Lyndon’s leadership and business development expertise lead Everdream to a market leadership position for which it was acquired by Dell. Lyndon played a major role in negotiating supply relationships, forming valuable channel partnerships, and business model development within four years.

Mark C. Trexler, Ph.D Managing Director, Global Consulting Services, EcoSecurities

Dr. Mark C. Trexler, Managing Director of Global Consulting Services for EcoSecurities, specializes in the provision of strategic, policy, and market services to companies and governments around the world. He oversees a team of more than 20 EcoSecurities consultants, and works with EcoSecurities’ 300 staff in 29 offices around the world. Dr. Trexler has worked with global energy companies, consumer products companies, as well as national and international organizations. He began working on climate change in 1988 when he joined the World Resources Institute, and has specialized in the field for 20 years. He has published extensively on issues related to climate change mitigation, and has served as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dr. Trexler earned his M.P.P. in 1982 and his PhD in 1990 from the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.

Leonard Sharp VP of Marketing Silicon Valley Solar

Leonard Sharp brings over 20 years of marketing and sales management experience to the SV Solar team. Prior to joining SV Solar, Sharp was the Sr. Director of product line management for Maxtor Corporation, responsible for the personal computing and consumer electronics market segments accounting for approximately $3B in annual revenue.

Previously, Sharp held senior marketing management positions with a number of technology companies including Dell, Philips, Thomson, and Western Digital Corporation. Sharp also has extensive start-up experience and has participated in two successful IPO’s

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