{"id":1288,"date":"2025-08-13T21:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:28:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:28:58","slug":"our-team-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/our-team-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1288\" class=\"elementor elementor-1288\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c93cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7c93cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e903129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e903129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3582765 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3582765\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc3b5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcc3b5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f506e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f506e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617b5610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617b5610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NREL Foundation is dedicated to advancing an affordable and secure energy future by supporting NREL in its mission of delivering advanced energy research and innovation. Established in 2021 as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Foundation plays a vital role in expanding the impact of NREL\u2019s research and development portfolio alongside new partners. Through the aggregation and deployment of new capital sources, the Foundation serves as a force-multiplier for NREL\u2019s work, advancing innovation that supports the nation\u2019s economic, energy, and national security interests.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a style=\"background-color: #f4f5f6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about NREL\u2019s Mission and Work<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrel.gov\">.<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1a2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b1a2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ax094_4fe6_9-5.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ax094_4fe6_9-5.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ax094_4fe6_9-5.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ax094_4fe6_9-5.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dda4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7dda4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206ed53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"206ed53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13bt139 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13bt139\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517810a\" data-id=\"517810a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b25a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68b25a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa02a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"faa02a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd9ec6 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd9ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9044d82\" data-id=\"9044d82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a934c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87a934c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DAD.jpg?fit=569%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DAD.jpg?w=569&amp;ssl=1 569w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DAD.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db7856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1db7856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/doug-arent\/\">Doug Arent, MBA, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ad847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ad847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/doug-arent\/\">Executive Director<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-740f46c\" data-id=\"740f46c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef137c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef137c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1056\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-26-at-1.25.25-PM.png?fit=1192%2C1056&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-26-at-1.25.25-PM.png?w=1192&amp;ssl=1 1192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-26-at-1.25.25-PM.png?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-26-at-1.25.25-PM.png?resize=1024%2C907&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-26-at-1.25.25-PM.png?resize=768%2C680&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902e1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"902e1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/jennifer-leisch\/\">Jennifer Leisch, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67491a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67491a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/jennifer-leisch\/\">Deputy Executive Director &amp; COO <\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-kfjl99t elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"kfjl99t\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517810a\" data-id=\"517810a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fca863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fca863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00c6ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c00c6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bd9ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bd9ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9044d82\" data-id=\"9044d82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1714dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1714dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?fit=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Wendolyn-1.webp?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a365a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a365a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nrelfoundation.org\/staging\/2776\/wendolyn-holland\/\">Wendolyn 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