Ron serves as the President and CEO of Rethink Climate. He has over 30 years of experience as both an operator, investor and founder in the technology and advanced energy sectors.
 

He manages operations and Rethink Climate's mission process, overseeing talent recruitment, driving value for customers, assembling technology, and customer needs into world-changing companies.

Prior to joining, Ron was the co-founder and Managing Director of Red Jar Capital, a private family office with investments in energy, health and wellness, real estate, and technology platforms. He served as Chief Commercial Officer at Spark Power, where he led sales, product management and marketing, business development, and corporate strategy, focusing on delivering new customer-centric solutions to the industrial, commercial, and utility markets. Before that, he was the SVP of Partnerships at MaRS, responsible for helping utilities worldwide adopt innovation at scale to navigate a rapidly changing landscape driven by technology, customer preferences, and regulation.

His career experience also includes:

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• Founding Managing Director of the Advanced Energy Centre at MaRS Discovery District

• President and CEO of ENBALA Power Networks

• Partner at Celtic House Venture Partners ($500M venture fund)

• Founding member of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan venture capital team where he was responsible for sourcing and managing investments across the technology sector in Canada and in the United States.

• Founder & Managing Partner of Altera System Corp.

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An active participant in the advanced energy sector, he is frequently sought out by government agencies and utility organizations to offer his pragmatic perspective and lend his deep and varied experience.  Ron enjoys speaking at industry conferences and events. 

He holds a BASc, Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto.