Richard serves as Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) at NREL, an externally focused division leveraging the laboratory’s resources in support of the clean tech mission as well as the Director of the Center for Renewable Energy and Economic Development (CREED). The IEC administers two multi-million dollar technology incubation programs (IN2 and GCxN), which Richard has been instrumental
in establishing, and a variety of programs and external relationships serving the NREL mission.
Richard is passionate about sustainable technologies, startups, and early stage growth companies and seeks to promote the NREL’s successful technology incubation model with capable organisations globally. As a leading expert on technology commercialisation, entrepreneurship and investment he is regularly invited to speak at international and US events and will bring a wealth of experience and important connections to the Fund.
