Greg Kandankulam is Director, Sustainability at NRG Energy, where he leads a team of sustainability advisors that assists clients in driving their organizations toward a cleaner energy future. He has 15 years experience in strategic analysis, financial modeling, and project management with a sustainability focus. Greg has a strong background in public-private partnerships, smart grid assets, climate risk, and utility regulatory policy. He has presented on the future of the grid to public and private sector audiences throughout the country.

Greg holds an MBA from Presidio Graduate School in sustainable management and a BSAST in nuclear engineering from Thomas Edison State University. He has previously held positions as a program manager of a public-private partnership for the Dutch government, based on sustainable energy projects, and as a chief nuclear mechanical operator in the U.S. Navy for six years. Greg also served for four years as Sustainability Commissioner for the City of Sausalito in California.