Speakers

Rich is President and CEO of Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. ("EICI", a PA 501c3), CEO of the Infrastructure Academy™, former CEO of Blue Tip Energy (an energy and energy tech private equity fund), and former EVP & COO Hillman Company (an Ultra High Net Family Office). Prior to co-founding and running the EICI, Rich's energy/tech PE teams directed more than $3.9 billion AUM. Rich is an internationally recognized expert on sustainability, resiliency, all phases of the clean energy transition value chain, investment tax credits, and equitable workforce development. He serves on many boards often in positions of leadership, including the $16 billion/year UPMC Health Plan, two Catholic publishing houses, various colleges, and two energy transition tech companies. He has served as a board member and officer of multiple publicly listed, private companies, and publicly elected governing boards. Rich is often called on to testify, speak, and lecture on energy transition, energy security, critical infrastructure security, and workforce impact topics at various summits and universities, both nationally and in Europe, and before governing bodies at the US state and federal levels.

Presenting:

• Solving AI's Most Intractable Problems: People, Power, and Pollution