Our Team

Cathy served in the Obama Administration as Assistant Secretary and Acting Under Secretary of Energy where she oversaw more than $30 billion in energy investments. She was the founding CEO of Frontier Power (a subsidiary of SunEdison), the Alliance for Climate Protection (established by U.S. Vice President Al Gore), and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority. Cathy has also been an investor at Silver Lake and Bayard Capital and serves on several boards. She was Chief of Staff for Environmental Policy in the Clinton White House and she pioneered the Energy Star program at the US EPA. Cathy has a B.S. in Geology (Hons) from Duke University and a M.S. in Engineering from Dartmouth.

Before coming to the United States, Benjamin grew up in various parts of Tanzania, and has first-hand accounts of the challenges of living in areas with limited access to electricity. Ben has over 10 years of experience designing, implementing and leading development of scalable enterprise software applications using cloud based and non-cloud based architecture across numerous industries. Ben holds an M.S in Applied Computer Science from Northwest Missouri State University.

Eitan was Director of Business Development at at Lumos Global, one of the largest providers of solar home systems in Western Africa. At Lumos, Eitan was responsible for financing of solar assets and business partnerships. Eitan also has experience in clean energy finance at the Connecticut Green Bank, emerging markets mobile payments, and cleantech venture capital. Eitan has an MBA and Masters of Environmental Management from Yale University.

Tammy has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Systems Modeling as well as an Environmental Studies Graduate Certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She has 10 years of experience in software program management across multiple sectors, including 2 years in the US utility industry.

Ben arrived at Odyssey Energy Solutions after nearly 20 years experience developing web applications across a spectrum of industries including agile project management, print publishing, healthcare, and auto fleet management. An avid traveler and enthusiastic volunteer, he chose Odyssey so he could spend his time contributing to global access to electricity.

Yoshiyuki was a front-end developer with the government contractor, Telesis Corporation. Yoshiyuki has more than 15 years of professional IT experience in Japan as a developer, development support technician, and testing engineer for Microsoft. Yoshiyuki has a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics System Engineering from Teikyo University.

Vanessa has experience working as an expert on linear assets & structures civil works for ELIA and as a Product Owner for Engie on international digital projects. She speaks French, English, and Dutch. Vanessa holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering in Construction from ECAM Brussels Engineering School & a MSc in Management from the Solvay Business School.