Peter L. Corsell
Peter L. Corsell | |
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| Born | December 5, 1977 |
| Education | Georgetown University |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman of GridPoint Executive Chairman of Hubub Board of Directors at inStream Board of Directors at Clearpath |
Peter L. Corsell (born December 5, 1977) is an American entrepreneur, businessman and venture capitalist who founded GridPoint in 2003 and the social media company Hubub.[1][2][3]
Early life
In 1999, Corsell was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency, where he worked as a political analyst in the Cuba branch.[4][5][6]
Current career
Corsell founded GridPoint in 2003 to develop energy management and renewable energy technologies.[4][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He served as the company’s President and CEO from 2003 until 2010, when he became the company’s Chairman.[13][14]
Corsell has been featured in several books including Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman, Perfect Power by Robert Galvin and Kurt Yeager and Earth: The Sequel by Fred Krupp and The Clean Tech Revolution by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder.[15][16][17][18]
Other ventures
Corsell is an active investor in several early stage companies including:
- Clearpath, a software platform that simplifies the U.S. immigration process, where he also serves on the board of directors[19][20]
- inStream, a comprehensive practice management software platform for independent financial advisors, where he serves on the board of directors[21]
Awards and affiliations
In 2008, MIT Technology Review recognized Corsell as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[22] The World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader in 2010.[23][24][23]
Corsell was Chairman of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Sustainable Energy (2008-2009), as well as a member of the Electrification Coalition, a nonpartisan organization committed to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.[25]
He also serves on the executive committee of the board of the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach, Florida.[26]
References
- ^ "Do Good, Get Rich". Inc. Magazine cover. November 2006.
- ^ Dumaine, Brian (2008). The Plot to Save the Planet: How Visionary Entrepreneurs and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions to to Global Warming. Random House. p. 134.
- ^ "Being Al Gore: Entrepreneurs offer advice to the veep-cum-venture capitalist". Inc. Magazine. February 1, 2008.
- ^ a b "Businessweek Tech Pioneers". Bloomberg Businessweek, November 28, 2007.
- ^ "The Futurists: From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy". Inc. Magazine, November 1, 2006.
- ^ a b "Special Report: Grid Unlocked, A smart, digital electric power system could bring vast energy-efficiency gains and a new wave of entrepreneurship". Washington Monthly, September 5, 2009.
- ^ "It's the Network". Forbes. September 26, 2007.
- ^ Esther Dyson (June 2005). "Dr. Market: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Lose Control" (PDF). CNET.
- ^ "Power Surge: The race to discover new ways to create and use energy runs through Washington as investors pump $230M into local firms". Washington Business Journal. September 18, 2006.
- ^ "'Fuel was cheap and pollution was free' That's what the world was like when the current energy system was designed, said GridPoint CEO Peter Corsell". CNN Money. April 22, 2009.
- ^ Russo, Michael V. (2008). Environmental Management: Readings and Cases. SAGE. pp. 281–282.
- ^ "The Innovation Machine". Inc. Magazine cover. November 2009.
- ^ "Peter L. Corsell becomes GridPoint Chairman". GridPoint, Inc. October 14, 2010.
- ^ Clabaugh, Jeff. "GridPoint raises $24M". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ Friedman, Thomas. "Chapter 12, The Energy Internet: When IT Meets ET". Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America. New York, NY: Picador.
- ^ Robert Galvin (2008). Perfect Power: How the Microgrid Revolution Will Unleash Cleaner, Greener, More Abundant Energy. New York, NY: Mc-Graw-Hill.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Krupp, Fred (2008). Earth: the Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming. New York, NY: Norton and Company.
- ^ Pernick, Ron and Clint Wilder (2007). The Clean Tech Revolution. Collins. pp. 183, 286, 397.
- ^ "Former bureaucrat Michael Petrucelli looks to take mystery — and paper — out of immigration processing". Washington Business Journal, May 27, 2011.
- ^ Dahlberg, Nancy (January 23, 2014). "Clearpath moving to Miami, names CEO". Miami Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Could inStream be the Next Big Thing in RIA technology?". RIABiz, January 6, 2013.
- ^ "Innovators Under 35, 2008". MIT Technology Review, August 2008.
- ^ a b "World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders 2010". TechCrunch, March 3, 2010.
- ^ "Young Global Leaders". World Economic Forum, March 3, 2010.
- ^ "A New Generation Charges Ahead". Forbes. January 26, 2009.
- ^ "The Wolfsonian–FIU appoints four new board members and elects new officers". The Wolfsonian-FIU, June 28, 2010.