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.

Prior to Odyssey, Piyush led Simpa Energy, an award-winning renewable energy financing business in India that achieved national scale under Piyush’s leadership and was later acquired by ENGIE. Piyush has an extensive background in cleantech and finance and now leads business development and strategic initiatives at Odyssey

Brock spent four years leading the engineering of microgrids and utility-scale renewables for Invenergy, one of the largest global developers in the world.  While there, he built his own database management software and a data analytics platform to forecast power plant performance.  Prior to that, he was co-founder and CEO of a mini-grid optimization company.  Brock holds a BS in Physics from Nebraska Wesleyan University and an MS in Engineering from Stanford.

Roy is a renewable energy engineer with a wide variety of work experience spanning multiple disciplines. Prior to joining forces with Odyssey he co-founded Ferntech GmbH where he was responsible for the technical development of the product. At Odyssey he continues to shape the technical direction of the combined product.

Jessica worked at the US National Energy Renewable Energy Laboratory on alternative fuels and transportation trends. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from University of Colorado, with a focus on biology and ecology.

Joan is a sales engineer with a wide variety of work experience in multiple industries. He previously led the Trama Tecnoambiental team, a leading consulting company, in the field of micro-grids for rural electrification. Prior to joining forces with Odyssey, he co-founded Ferntech GmbH with the aim of bringing to market advanced monitoring and control technologies for decentralized power systems. He now leads business development efforts at Odyssey.

 

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.

Rob is a full-stack web developer with experience in Java, JS, Angular, UI design, and more, while working with startup SaaS companies. Rob is certified by Turing School of Software & Design in Denver, CO and holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Oklahoma Baptist University.

Mate has a versatile profile with experience as a computer programmer, research and power systems. He previously worked at Firefly Hybrid Power Ltd. focusing on the production of hybrid power generators and various clean energy products. He also created the edge computing suite of Ferntech GmbH, a German company that specializes in the monitoring of power systems. Mate now leads the development of edge computing for Asset Management technologies at Odyssey.