GREATER UNDERSTANDING STRONGER DISCUSSION
IEI offers a unified voice in creating a business-friendly environment for the advanced energy industry
The Institute for Energy Innovation (IEI) is a Michigan-based non-profit that works to promote greater public understanding of advanced energy and its economic potential for Michigan, and to inform the policy and public discussion on Michigan’s energy challenges and opportunities.
IEI provides independent and unbiased research, conducts stakeholder and community engagement, organizes informational and networking events, and develops recommendations to spur public debate.
Board of Directors
Lauren Bigelow, Chair
CEO, Growth Capital Network
Bruce Goodman, Secretary
Counsel, Varnum Law LLP
Tom Catania, Executive in Residence
Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise University of Michigan
Keith Cooley
President and CEO, Principia LLC
Jim Saber
Vice President of Business and Technology Development, NextEnergy
David Simon
V.P., Corporate Communications, Altair
Levi Thompson
Director, Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, University of Michigan
Staff
Liesl Eichler Clark
President
Nicole Forward
Director of Partnerships and Corporate Relations
Kaitlyn Beyer
Programs Associate