Geoff Greenfield

Co-founder and Board Chairman; President, Third Sun Solar

Geoff is an established solar industry veteran, having grown his award winning solar installation company Third Sun Solar from startup to regional leader over the past 16 years. He currently is on the Board of directors of Amicus Solar, a procurement cooperative owned by 37 of North America’s leading solar companies and is the Vice-Board Chair of NABCEP, the industry’s gold standard credentialing organization.

In 2012 Geoff founded the predecessor to NRS, Newtility Energy Finance and began funding municipal, commercial and university solar PPA and efficiency projects.

Before Earning his Masters in International Development from Ohio University, Geoff served in the United States Peace Corps building water systems in Zaire Africa. Geoff holds a BA in Political Science from Miami University.

Paul Mass

Director, Ohio University Center for Entrepreneurship; Serial Entrepreneur

Paul Mass is the “Entrepreneur-in-Residence” at the College of Business, Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio. He also serves as Director of the University’s Center For Entrepreneurship where he will help build the entrepreneurial ecosystem supporting student and faculty entrepreneurs, as well as individuals and businesses throughout the southeast Ohio region.

Paul has benefited from a diverse career beginning as a corporate attorney and continuing on as a successful entrepreneur and business executive helping to create, fund, manage and lead companies in the cable television, radio, information service, biotech and e-commerce industries. Paul has served as a Partner, General Counsel, Chief Operating Officer, and President and CEO, respectively, at various times throughout his more than 35 year professional career. Two of the companies he helped start and manage still operate out of San Diego, CA: ClosingCorp, Inc. (www.closing.com) and GovX, Inc. (www.govx.com).

Paul received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Duke University, magna cum laude, and his J.D. degree from the Emory University School of Law, Order of the Coif and Member of the Board, Emory Law Journal.

Michelle Murcia

CFO

Michelle has more than 25 years of finance, accounting and administration experience in large companies, start-ups, public, private and not-for-profit corporations. She has worked as a C-level consultant to early-stage, start-up companies as well as serving as CFO and assisting with the development of capital access strategies. Her wide ranging venture investment experience spans early stage, Series B, C and later, and venture fund (CVC) investments, in multiple industries.

Michelle’s extensive experience with energy and energy technologies – Maxwell Technologies, Battelle, Q2Power Technologies, and as launch CEO for Ohio Advanced Energy Economy and Ohio Advanced Energy Economy Institute.