Inventor. Author. Law school valedictorian. And Jeopardy! champion.

Jay Marhoefer has been many things in his 35-year business career: utility consultant, mathematician, project manager, and attorney. In the early 2000’s, he envisioned a future of networked, distributed energy storage and self-driving cars and detailed his thoughts in his 2007 book, “Re-energizing America”. He coined the phrase “Intelligent Generation” to mean the co-ordinated optimization of a network of distributed energy assets.  This led to the development of two algorithmic energy optimization patents and the creation of IG in 2009. This energy future is now upon us and Jay continues to pursue what he does best: analyzing complex problems and creating novel, workable, and economically compelling solutions for implementation.

Jay has worked for some of the premier professional services companies in the world: Accenture, Price Waterhouse, and Latham & Watkins and brings a culture of quality delivery to all IG clients.

Marc is a tinkerer, a builder at heart who became an electrical engineer by education. A drive for recycling, pollution prevention and clean energy led him to IG where he took a partnership in the company upon meeting Jay and sharing a similar vision of an energy independent future. Marc joined forces shortly after the company’s founding and has been focused on building out IG’s partnership network and offering in order to bring best-in-class solutions to IG clients.

Earlier in his career Marc worked in industrial business development in Asia and global quality leadership roles at Whirlpool Corp. He has an MBA from INSEAD. In his free time Marc loves to explore the world with his family and windsurf on Lake Michigan.

David has spent his 30-year career working across a broad spectrum of the energy and utilities space, particularly with large commercial and industrial customers as well as in renewables. His experiences provide him with a unique skill set to lead through the on-going energy transition.  Prior to joining IG, David was president of GlidePower Power Solutions, where he was responsible for its 450 MW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage operating projects.  Earlier in his career, he held executive roles in origination, marketing, and operations for Engie Resources, Direct Energy, Exelon Energy and ComEd, and also worked as a consultant focused on procurement of renewable and traditional energy for large energy users.

David holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University.

Chris joined IG in 2016 to accelerate its technology roadmap. Chris’ expertise spans data centers, IT service center, global systems implementations, and application development. Prior to IG, Chris was the Regional Partner of Technology for Tatum, and Global CIO for Edelman, the world's largest PR firm.

Growing up in the energy capital of the world, Jack has long been interested in fostering sustainability within the energy industry. As an analytical problem solver, the new and exciting challenges of clean energy are just the sort of tasks he loves. With previous exposure to working with traditional energy sources, he hopes to take the lessons he’s learned in the power industry to refine and shape his skills in the midst of an energy revolution. Jack received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and prior to IG worked as an Associate Electrical Engineer for Transform Engineering Consultants.

John joined IG as Executive Manager in 2014 and has advised IG on strategy and marketing since 2010 with his team at Greenleaf Advisors, the sustainability advisory firm that he founded. John also Chairs IG’s Advisory Board. He was drawn to IG given society’s need for integrated networked solutions to address climate change. Previously, John served as International Director of Jones Lang LaSalle and Great Lakes Director of The Nature Conservancy.