Jon Kornik
San Francisco, United States
Co-Founder and CEO at Plentify | Co-Founder and CEO, Plentify
Summary
I am an investment professional, technologist and entrepreneur dedicated to promoting sustainable energy, water and waste services in Africa.
Co-Founder and CEO
Plentify
1 Jan 2017 - Present
9yrs 7mos
Plentify is a smart energy company that makes affordable, reliable and clean electricity a reality for all. Our team fuses advanced hardware, artificial intelligence and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight our customers and strengthen electricity systems for everyone.
1mo
Principal, Energy Access & Investments
1 Jun 2014 - 31 Oct 2016
1mo
Mountain View, California
Led Google's clean energy efforts in Africa: developing strategy, investing in transformative renewable energy projects, developing technology to expand energy access, and building teams to support these initiatives. Achievements included: + Leading investments into the 310MW Lake Turkana Wind Farm in Kenya and the 96MW Jasper Solar Project in South Africa, the largest wind and solar PV farms in Africa respectively + Conceptualizing and developing technology products to expand energy access on- and off-grid + Establishing, building and leading cross-functional teams in California and Kenya to execute on our Africa energy initiatives
Deal Lead, Energy & Sustainability
1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2014
1mo
Mountain View, California
Spearheaded Google's expansion into investing in renewable energy projects in emerging markets. Led deals from sourcing to execution, including Google's first renewable energy investment in Africa: the 96MW Jasper solar PV project in South Africa.
Energy and environment consultant
Independent consultant
1 Sept 2009 - 30 Jun 2011
1yr 9mos
Sourced and delivered on independent consulting mandates in energy and sustainability, eventually hiring a team to assist in execution. Projects included: + Developing a $50bn innovative financing mechanism to support renewable energy development for the South African government. + Identifying and prioritizing projects to enhance sustainability of Nike’s supply chain. + Assessing the potential of ICT to reduce emissions in China for Intel, HP, Lenovo, Nokia, DESC. + Developing carbon feasibility studies, including hydropower projects in Sri Lanka and Uganda
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