Please join PUEA as we welcome Tom Leyden ‘77, Senior Director of EDF Renewables, to talk about the outlook of solar energy in industry over lunch.

May 7th 12PM, Maeder Hall 103

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One of the early solar pioneers, Tom Leyden began his solar career in 1980 and over the years has held a number of executive management positions. He was VP of Sales and Marketing at EPV, a thin-film PV manufacturer, and at WorldWater, a remote-power and solar-water pumping company that installed solar projects in Africa and Asia. He served as VP of East Coast Operations for PowerLight, the commercial PV pioneer bought by SunPower, where he became SunPower’s East Coast Managing Director, and later was VP of Commercial Development at SolarCity. In 2012 he became CEO of the energy storage start-up Solar Grid Storage that was acquired by Sunedison and then served as Sunedison’s VP of Energy Storage Deployment. He joined EDF in 2016 to help develop and deliver innovative solar and storage business models.

Tom was the developer of the first Princeton University solar project opposite of the boat house, and is currently in the middle of final development of a total of 17 MWs of new solar at 10 sites around campus. His daughter, Taylor ‘12, spent 6 years in solar and is now in her first year at Harvard Business School.

Tom has served the industry in various other roles, including founding President of MDV-SEIA and MSEIA, board member of national SEIA and PV Now, and advisor to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. He holds a BA from Princeton University.