Chris Perrault

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations

2022 - Current

Principal

2019 - 2022

Clean energy consultancy focusing on business strategy, operations, energy policy, business development, and organizational and culture issues.

Chief Operating Officer

2014 - 2019

Managed Operations, Technology / Data, Regulatory / Compliance, and Commercial Sales - Integral in growing revenue by 300% over past 5 years - Led Operations team that achieved Net Promoter Score of 54 - Executive driver of company culture, collaboration, communication - Built and developed strong performers and strong teams

Principal

2012 - 2014

Policy, strategy, and business consulting on clean energy, retail energy, business development. Worked with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies.

Vice President, US Federal Government and Regulatory Affairs

2010 - 2012

Lead Direct Energy's efforts to establish a presence at the US federal level, working with policymakers, regulators and key influencers. - Developed vision, strategy, and messaging - Served as board member of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy - Built alliances with other energy and cleantech companies and associations

Senior Director, Climate Change Strategy

2007 - 2010

Oversaw development of Direct Energy's climate change strategy across North America. - Led development of strategy on cleantech products and service offerings - Collaborated with Centrica UK colleagues

Director, Operations

2005 - 2007

Oversaw customer operations for C&I and Mass Markets; Oversaw billing solution selection, call center management, customer care, and billing operations.

Director, New Business Integration

2003 - 2004

Operational integration of acquired businesses; development of operational capabilities in new territories.

Director, Operations

2000 - 2003

Back office operations - customer care, billing, etc.

Director Utilities, Pepsico Restaurants

1993 - 1999

Oversaw utility purchasing across all corporate restaurants; developed purchasing strategies for utilities, particularly in areas with customer choice.

Project Manager

1989 - 1991

Construction Project Manager and Estimator for water and wastewater plants in the southeastern US.

Staff Engineer

1987 - 1989

Performed foundation design, geotechnical field testing, and construction testing.