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 sustainability and energy initiatives. 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
Michelle Carr
Chief Executive Officer at Evergreen Climate Innovations
Sunny Elebua
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at Exelon
Steve Feldman
Partner at Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Georgie Geraghty
Executive Director and Midwest Partner, Illinois at The Nature Conservancy
Amanda Hickman
Honeywell ESS Research Leader, Honeywell UOP
Eric Kanter
Managing Director at Morgan Stanley
Nat Kreamer
Chair, AMP Robotics; Founder, Fairtide
Cory Lichtenberger
Vice President, US Strategy and Business Development for Schneider Electric
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.)