Our Values

We believe sustainability is the point.

Our commitment to sustainability strengthens our purpose, drives our products, and guides our practices–in the workplace and our communities.

We are one team.

A sustainable future unites us; we believe success is produced through a team that is empowered, diverse, and inclusive.

We keep it real.

Our communication is frequent, open, respectful, and humble.

We shape the future.

To unlock innovation, we have the courage and curiosity to envision a better tomorrow and a willingness to accept risk.

We put the customer first.

We constantly strive to understand our customers to provide solutions that best serve their needs.

We do the right thing.

We act with honesty, integrity, and transparency.

We get better every day.

We embrace change that drives measurably better results while seeking the highest level of quality.

Board of Directors

GridPoint’s board of directors brings extensive experience and industry expertise to drive innovation and build a more sustainable future.

Peter Corsell
Chairman & Founder

Peter Corsell is an investor and entrepreneur known for successfully bringing emerging technologies to market. MIT Technology Review recognized him as one of the world’s top innovators under age 35,...

Peter Corsell
Chairman & Founder

Peter Corsell is an investor and entrepreneur known for successfully bringing emerging technologies to market. MIT Technology Review recognized him as one of the world’s top innovators under age 35, the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader, and the National Association of Corporate Directors included him on its inaugural list of leading directors under 40.

Corsell is a Partner at I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investment firm with $40 billion of assets under management, where he leads the firm’s technology funds and is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee.

Prior to joining I Squared, Corsell was cofounder and Managing Partner at Twenty First Century Utilities, a private investment firm specializing in sustainability and technology in the electric power sector, which was acquired by I Squared in 2019.

Corsell is Chairman of Atlantic Power & Utilities, a leading power generation and infrastructure company with a well-diversified portfolio of assets across the United States and Canada. Corsell is also Chairman of GridPoint, a leading clean technology company, which he founded in 2003 and led as CEO until 2010. GridPoint has reduced energy consumption in commercial buildings by more than 7.5 billion kWh, saved its customers over $1 billion in costs, and avoided over 13 billion pounds of CO2 emissions.

Corsell has been a cofounder, board member and investor in several technology companies focused on clean technology, enterprise software, and cybersecurity. He has been interviewed on Charlie Rose and featured in several books including Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Tom Friedman, Perfect Power by Robert Galvin and Kurt Yeager, Earth: The Sequel by Fred Krupp, The Clean Tech Revolution by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, and Our Woman in Havana by Ambassador Vicki Huddleston.

Corsell also serves on the Board of Directors at Saige, Fermata Energy, and WealthCentral; and is a member of the Yale School of Architecture Dean’s Council. Earlier in his career, Corsell served with the Central Intelligence Agency and with the U.S. Department of State in Havana, Cuba. He holds a BSFS degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Vikas Agrawal

Vikas is a Managing Director in the Sustainable Investing Group at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006. Previously, Vikas was head of the Alternative Energy Investing Group, a...

Vikas Agrawal

Vikas is a Managing Director in the Sustainable Investing Group at Goldman Sachs. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006. Previously, Vikas was head of the Alternative Energy Investing Group, a dedicated platform deploying capital in the alternative energy sector through a broad range of financing solutions including equity, debt and tax equity. Vikas holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University.

John Collins

John Collins is a proven senior executive with a strong track record of driving growth, improving operating efficiency, developing talent and effective teams resulting in enhanced shareholder returns.  He is...

John Collins

John Collins is a proven senior executive with a strong track record of driving growth, improving operating efficiency, developing talent and effective teams resulting in enhanced shareholder returns.  He is a recognized expert in M&A, finance, risk management, strategy, energy and derivatives markets and transaction structuring.

Most recently, Collins served as President and CEO of Cube Hydro Partners, an owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities in the U.S.  He grew the company through five acquisitions; from the initial development of a 6 MW hydroelectric facility in western Pennsylvania to the ownership and operations of 19 plants totaling 385 MWs located in five states generating 1.5 million MWhs per year.  Under his leadership, Cube Hydro successfully reduced operating costs by 30% while significantly improving overall operating performance.  Collins led the negotiations and closing of the sale of the company to a U.S.-based subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation for $1.1 billion, which closed in October 2019.

Previously, Collins spent 22 years with Constellation Energy Group, a Fortune 125 diversified energy company, serving as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Senior Vice President of Integration.  He led the sale of 49% of Constellation’s nuclear generation business to EDF for $4.5 billion, and was the architect of Baltimore Gas & Electric Company’s 72% rate increase settlement with the Maryland legislature.  Prior to joining the holding company, Collins was a founding member and CFO of Constellation Energy’s merchant energy business, which grew to become the largest competitive energy supplier in the U.S., and held several financial leadership positions in Baltimore Gas & Electric Company.

Collins also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Constellation Energy Partners, a publicly traded natural gas exploration and production company.  He is a founding member and former Chairman of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO), which was formed following the collapse of Enron to establish and promote best practices in risk management.

Collins holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Delaware (where he was inducted into the university’s “Wall of Fame”) and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.

Kevin Crull

Kevin Crull has delivered growth and transformation across several multi-billion dollar businesses in a variety of industries. Leveraging his roots in sales, marketing and product management, he has driven superior execution, strategic M&A, and has...

Kevin Crull

Kevin Crull has delivered growth and transformation across several multi-billion dollar businesses in a variety of industries. Leveraging his roots in sales, marketing and product management, he has driven superior execution, strategic M&A, and has built teams who consistently outperform expectations and their competition.

Most recently, Crull served as Sprint’s Chief Strategy Officer, overseeing corporate strategy and business development. In this role he guided the company’s 5G program cross-functionally, evaluated a range of strategic options for the company, helped consummate the T-Mobile merger agreement, and then led integration planning.

Crull joined Sprint as Chief Marketing Officer, where he was recognized as the third most influential global marketer in 2015 by Forbes, ScribbleLive and LinkedIn. As President of Omnichannel Sales, he also led Sprint’s 5,000 company-owned and dealer-owned retail stores, telesales, digital, and national retail channels.

Prior to Sprint, Crull served for nearly five years as President & CEO of Bell Media, Canada’s largest media and broadcasting company, operating conventional TV, Cable TV, Radio, Outdoor, and digital assets in both English and French. He led the acquisition of CTV Globemedia in late 2010, which created the foundation for Bell Media Inc. Following that, he acquired and integrated Astral Media and made strategic investments in MLSE and the Montreal Canadiens.

Before Bell Media, Crull served as President of Bell Residential Services, Canada’s largest consumer telecommunications company, providing high-speed broadband, internet services, home phone, and satellite & fiber television service. He also led the consumer and small business divisions at AT&T and US West/Qwest Communications. Earlier in his career, Crull served in a variety of executive positions during nine years at Nestle USA. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from The Ohio State University and an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco.

Dan Gold

Dan Gold is the Chief Executive Officer, managing partner and founder of QVT Financial LP, an asset management company with offices in New York, Palo Alto and New Delhi. He...

Dan Gold

Dan Gold is the Chief Executive Officer, managing partner and founder of QVT Financial LP, an asset management company with offices in New York, Palo Alto and New Delhi. He founded the QVT group at Deutsche Bank shortly after joining in 1992, having previously worked as a proprietary trader at Daiwa Securities America (Assistant Vice President from 1990 to 1992) and at Bear, Stearns & Co. (Associate from 1989 to 1990). Gold currently serves as a board member for two companies in the shipping and offshore industry. He holds an A.B. in Physics from Harvard College.

Alex San Miguel

Alex San Miguel is a Partner at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively managed, single family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation.  San Miguel helps to...

Alex San Miguel

Alex San Miguel is a Partner at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively managed, single family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation.  San Miguel helps to manage the firm’s private equity investments and is responsible for the oversight of all legal matters at TOMS Capital. Prior to TOMS Capital LLC,  San Miguel was General Counsel of GLG Partners Inc., a NYSE listed alternative asset management firm, from 2007 until 2011. While at GLG, San Miguel had responsibility for all legal and compliance matters and was a member of GLG’s senior executive committee. Prior to GLG, San Miguel was a Partner in the international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP where his practice focused on capital markets, mergers & acquisition and international corporate finance matters. San Miguel began his career as an associate at Thacher, Proffitt & Wood. San Miguel holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York Law School.

Scott Sublett

Scott Sublett is a Managing Director at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively-managed, single-family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation.  Mr. Sublett joined TOMS Capital in...

Scott Sublett

Scott Sublett is a Managing Director at TOMS Capital LLC, an actively-managed, single-family office with an emphasis on wealth preservation and long-term value appreciation.  Mr. Sublett joined TOMS Capital in 2012.  He helps to manage the firm’s private equity investments and serves as a board member of a number of TOMS Capital’s portfolio companies.  Previously, he was an associate at Quilvest, a global independent wealth manager and private equity investor, where he focused on private equity transactions.  Mr. Sublett began his career at Jefferies & Co. in the Recapitalization & Restructuring Group.  He holds a Masters in Professional Accounting, B.B.A. in Business Honors and Accounting, and B.A. in Plan II from The University of Texas at Austin.

GridPoint Leadership

Leading industry experts dedicated to building a new energy paradigm that brings together people, processes, and technology to drive meaningful change.

Leadership
Mark Danzenbaker
Chief Executive Officer

Mark Danzenbaker has been with GridPoint since 2009 in several leadership positions. As CEO since 2016, Mr. Danzenbaker is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s mission to...

Leadership
Mark Danzenbaker
Chief Executive Officer

Mark Danzenbaker has been with GridPoint since 2009 in several leadership positions. As CEO since 2016, Mr. Danzenbaker is responsible for the development and execution of the company’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to a sustainable future by creating an intelligent energy network of grid-interactive buildings. Prior to GridPoint, Mr. Danzenbaker was with Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Mr. Danzenbaker holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a B.S. degree from James Madison University.

Leadership
Thomas Kloster
Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Kloster, Chief Financial Officer, is a strategic finance executive with over three decades of experience enhancing the performance of tech-enabled businesses. As CFO of Gridpoint, Mr. Kloster is responsible...

Leadership
Thomas Kloster
Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Kloster, Chief Financial Officer, is a strategic finance executive with over three decades of experience enhancing the performance of tech-enabled businesses. As CFO of Gridpoint, Mr. Kloster is responsible for partnering with and supporting the company’s leaders to drive growth of our industry-leading intelligent network while directly overseeing all financial matters. He is focused on optimizing GridPoint’s financial structure to support the company’s rapid growth, driving cost initiatives, evaluating corporate and business development opportunities and managing investor relationships.

Throughout his career, Mr. Kloster has successfully enhanced the performance of multiple SaaS based tech-enabled businesses resulting in strategic sales or public equity offerings. He also has extensive experience leading corporate finance functions, raising debt and equity capital, and negotiating and integrating mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Kloster holds a B.B.A in Accounting from the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Leadership
Andy Brabender
Chief Revenue Officer

Andy Brabender, Chief Revenue Officer for GridPoint, is responsible for driving company growth through the development of sales strategy and execution as the senior leader of the sales department. Mr....

Leadership
Andy Brabender
Chief Revenue Officer

Andy Brabender, Chief Revenue Officer for GridPoint, is responsible for driving company growth through the development of sales strategy and execution as the senior leader of the sales department. Mr. Brabender brings over 15 years of revenue and financial experience to GridPoint. Prior to joining, he served as the CRO for SMS Assist, LLC, VP of New Business Development for PRGX Global, Inc., and EVP of Global Sales for ServiceChannel.com, Inc., where he was responsible for high-growth sales

As EVP of Sales and Customer Success at ServiceChannel, an industry-leading SaaS platform for facilities management, Mr. Brabender oversaw the growth and development of the Go-To-Market team for a company that was sold to Fortive last summer for $1.2B. His teams included enterprise sales, mid-market sales, inside sales, solution architecture, marketing, customer success, and channel sales.

As CRO for SMS Assist, an industry leader in tech-enabled facilities services, Mr. Brabender was responsible for building out the Go-To-Market teams that included enterprise sales, solution consulting, inside sales, marketing, customer success, and sales ops. During his tenure, the team grew by 10x and was able to drive unprecedented growth and customer acquisition.

Mr. Brabender received his BS in Information Technology from Duquesne University, and his interview, Why Should CFOs Care About Facilities Management, was published in Chain Store Age at servicechannel.com.

Leadership
Mike Ratliff
Chief Technology Officer

Mike Ratliff is the chief technology officer at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. With three decades of...

Leadership
Mike Ratliff
Chief Technology Officer

Mike Ratliff is the chief technology officer at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. With three decades of experience in technology, Mr. Ratliff oversees GridPoint’s software, hardware, and firmware as well as product strategy and IT. He is focused on translating complex technical topics for business decision-making.

Previously, Mr. Ratliff served as chief technology officer at Comverge, a leader in integrated cloud-based demand response and energy efficiency, where he built an entire software development department and platform from the ground up and tightly integrated the hardware and software teams. As chief technology officer at Enbala, an aggregator of distributed energy resources, he was responsible for re-platforming and commercializing utility-directed distributed energy resource management systems. At CPower, Mr. Ratliff served as senior vice president of Utility Solutions, where he expanded a traditional demand response model into a utility-directed effort.

Mr. Ratliff earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Purdue University.

Leadership
Derek Booth
Chief Customer Officer

Derek Booth, chief customer officer, brings a wealth of experience to GridPoint, boasting a distinguished career that spans over two decades in service delivery and transformational leadership, with a notable...

Leadership
Derek Booth
Chief Customer Officer

Derek Booth, chief customer officer, brings a wealth of experience to GridPoint, boasting a distinguished career that spans over two decades in service delivery and transformational leadership, with a notable tenure at Johnson Controls. He is an accomplished professional, recognized for his strategic prowess in operations management. Throughout his career, Booth has exemplified a remarkable ability to yield exceptional results in terms of revenue, net income, and customer expansion. Esteemed for his leadership and mentoring skills, he has a well-documented history of fostering talent and spearheading high-performance teams. Booth’s steadfast commitment to excellence and his capacity to inspire his colleagues are perfectly aligned with the ethos and values of the company.

Leadership
Jason Narod
Chief Sales Officer

Jason Narod is the Chief Sales Officer at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. Mr. Narod has a...

Leadership
Jason Narod
Chief Sales Officer

Jason Narod is the Chief Sales Officer at GridPoint, a leader in building energy management and optimization technology that decarbonizes commercial buildings and drives grid modernization. Mr. Narod has a proven track record of building and managing high-performing customer facing organizations in both established and early stage technology companies. He brings over a decade of experience in the energy industry to GridPoint where he is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of all customer-facing activity.

Previously, Mr. Narod managed business development at NRG Energy, a Fortune 500 power company. He also served as Director of Commercial Business Development at Locus Energy, where he helped grow the company from a small startup to the largest independent provider of solar asset monitoring solutions in the United States.

Mr. Narod earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Leadership
Tom Nelson
SVP and General Counsel

Thomas Nelson is General Counsel and Senior Vice President for GridPoint and is responsible for the company’s legal affairs. Previously, Mr. Nelson was Of Counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius,...

Leadership
Tom Nelson
SVP and General Counsel

Thomas Nelson is General Counsel and Senior Vice President for GridPoint and is responsible for the company’s legal affairs. Previously, Mr. Nelson was Of Counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he represented clients on a variety of intellectual property and litigation matters. Prior to that, Mr. Nelson performed engineering, sales, and marketing roles at organizations in the electronics sector. Mr. Nelson holds a B.S in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. He is a member of the New York, District of Columbia and Virginia bars and is a registered patent attorney.

Building a better energy system, one building at a time.

Climate change, the transition to renewables, and electrification are huge forces we’re facing. As these trends unfold, the need for a more intelligent, more connected network will only continue to intensify. GridPoint was founded on the simple belief that this radically new era requires a radically new approach.

Our Commitment to
Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to fostering real change, not just checking a box. To guide our continued growth, we’ve formed an employee-led justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (J.E.D.I.) committee, we offer DEI training for all management and executives, and we’ve established non-gendered 
parental leave.

Join the GridPoint Team

If you are passionate about supporting a more sustainable future, and interested in working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with dedicated colleagues – we want to hear from you.