Michael Cox, Executive Council Co-Chair
President and Chief Financial Officer at BluePath Finance
Executive Council
The Executive Council is a philanthropic advisory board comprising University Trustees and organizations principally involved in climate and energy transition and resilient communities, across technology, finance, and international conservation. Council members bring financial resources to the Institute and advise the leadership team and University decision makers on industry trends and policy.
James A. DeNaut, Executive Council Co-Chair
Trustee at Northwestern University | Senior Advisor at Thurston Group
Leigh Avsec
Vice President – Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs at Fortune Brands Innovation
Ken Boyce
Senior Director, Principal Engineering at UL Solutions
Avram Buchbinder
Sr. R&D Manager of Catalysis Fundamentals and Applications at Honeywell UOP
Michelle Carr
State Director at The Nature Conservancy, Illinois
Sunny Elebua
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at Exelon
Steve Feldman
Partner at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Darpan Kapadia
Chief Operating Officer of LS Power
Nat Kreamer
Chair, AMP Robotics; Founder, Fairtide
Mark S. Lillie
Former Chief Counsel at the Federal Highway Administration
Stacy Mahler
Head of Sustainability at Siemens Smart Infrastructure US
Anthony Mann
President & CEO at E-J Electric Installation Co.
Pin Ni
Trustee at Northwestern University | President at Wanxiang America
Ray O'Connor
Partner at Energy Capital Ventures | Managing Director at Samuel A. Ramirez & Co.
Tom O'Flynn
Venture Partner, Energy Impact Partners; Board Director, TransAlta; Lead Operating Director, Dimension Energy (a Partners Group Co.)
Kevin Self
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development & Government Affairs at Schneider Electric