Leadership · Solestiss

— Our Leadership

The leadership team. Decades of experience.

Operators, engineers, regulators, and builders who’ve led advanced energy programs from the inside — now applying that experience to our clients.

Founder

Led numerous high-visibility energy projects globally and strategic energy growth initiatives to help clients meet demand today and every day.
Over 20 years of experience advising global and commercial clients around the world.
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering; former NRC Resident Inspector.

President & Head of Operations

Over 20 years of leadership in market entry strategy, commercial execution, and general management across the power and mobility sectors.
Primary focus in first-of-a-kind technology development, including Gen III+/IV nuclear power, batteries, and fuel cells.
Experience spans strategy consulting with Booz & Co / PwC and growth and partnerships for Cummins' zero-emissions and hydrogen business.
MBA (Columbia University); MA in Energy & Environment (Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies); BS in Mechanical Engineering and Economics (University of Michigan).

Vice-President & Head of Nuclear Technologies

Led advanced nuclear efforts at a major U.S. utility.
Diligenced investment decisions on new nuclear builds for both large-scale and small modular reactors.
Oversaw the design, construction, and commissioning of Virginia-class submarines and the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.

Director, External Engagement

Director of Engineering

15+ years in nuclear, with experience in design, licensing, engineering, construction, and commercial plant operations.
Focuses on energy market transformation and advanced nuclear deployment.
Former Senior Reactor Operator and Shift Technical Advisor.

Director of Software Engineering & AI Innovation

24+ years of experience in software development, combining UX leadership and principal engineering expertise.
Built and led UX teams, designed cloud-based security solutions, and developed interfaces for large-scale databases.
Deep technical background in networking, security, and front-end engineering, with a track record of leading global teams and streamlining development workflows.

Executive Consultant

Registered professional engineer with over 18 years of experience across multiple industries.
Served at US Navy's nuclear headquarters, supporting aircraft carrier design, construction, maintenance and operations.
Facilitated numerous root cause analysis investigations.

Executive Consultant

35+ years across PECO, Exelon, and Constellation, most recently Vice President of Nuclear Strategy & Development.
President of NuStart Energy Development LLC, leading the industry consortium that pursued the first new U.S. commercial reactor licenses in nearly three decades.
Pioneered the acquisition of operating nuclear assets at AmerGen (PECO), launching the industry-wide consolidation that defined the late-1990s and 2000s fleet.

Executive Consultant

25+ years in power and commercial nuclear, with global business-development leadership at AECOM, CH2M HILL, and Generation mPower across the U.S., Asia, the UK, and the UAE.
Most recently Chief Business Development Officer at General Fusion, leading commercialization and partnership development for fusion energy.
At Entergy, originated and structured more than $2.5B in nuclear-plant acquisitions and management-services transactions across the operating fleet.

Executive Consultant

Over four decades of nuclear industry leadership spanning training, operations, work management, outage management, engineering, and executive roles across the U.S. and international markets — including time as a loaned employee to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO).
Led the early development of the UAE's Civil Nuclear Power Program as CNO of ENEC, establishing foundational operational principles and structures.
Proven expertise in nuclear project delivery from design and construction through commercial operations, grounded in U.S. Navy nuclear training; also completed the MIT Senior Nuclear Executive Course.

Executive Consultant

15+ years in human capital and organizational effectiveness.
Former Director of Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations at ENEC.
Advisor to C-suite leaders and executive candidates on talent strategy, succession planning, and leadership pipelines to align people strategy with long-term business growth.