Sodium-Ion Batteries: An Unlock for Supply Chain Resilience in Batteries?

The Promise of Sodium-Ion To build a reliable, renewable grid, we need to scale grid scale batteries at an unprecedented pace. Solar paired with battery storage, represents the clearest path to cheap, abundant energy. Lithium-ion batteries, particularly LFP (lithium iron phosphate), have led the way in driving costs down and scaling deployment. But we need … Read more

Taking a Crack at the Split Incentive Problem in Multi-Tenant Buildings

Rethinking buildings as power plants is an essential part of reducing the emissions footprint of buildings. Despite the economic viability of deploying solar at a majority of commercial buildings in the U.S., less than 1% of commercial buildings have onsite solar deployments. The problem is particularly acute at non-owner occupied buildings due to the split … Read more

Why Strategic Finance?

I recently switched jobs to join the strategic finance team at Plaid! I’ve since received the question – Why did I make the switch? Here’s why I did, and why Plaid was THE place for my next professional adventure: Investment banking analysts have common exit paths that are well documented. In determining my next move, … Read more