Jim Eisen

Jim has been involved in the development, financing and construction of utility-scale wind energy facilities for almost 20 years. He is currently Vice President - Policy and Regulatory Affairs at BP Alternative Energy.

Jim was recently named to the initial Board of Directors of the newly-formed American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI). AWWI is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between 20 of the nation’s top science-based conservation and environmental groups and wind energy companies, whose purpose is to facilitate timely and responsible development of wind energy while protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.

Before joining BP, Jim was General Counsel of Orion Energy LLC, a wind energy developer based in Oakland, California. He previously served as General Counsel for Kenetech Corporation and its wind subsidiary, Kenetech Windpower. Jim was also Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Catellus Development Corporation, a commercial real estate developer based in San Francisco.

Before entering the wind energy business, Jim was a corporate lawyer at law firms in San Francisco and New York. He received a law degree from New York University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from MIT.

Michael Haas, Chairman of the Board

Michael Haas is the Founder of Orion Energy Group LLC (Orion), Co-Founder of Renewable Development Company Ltd. (RDC), and the Founder of Alliance for Climate Education. Orion was formed in 1998 to help meet the growing worldwide demand for low cost, non-polluting renewable energy. Orion’s projects completed to date generate enough zero-carbon electricity to meet the annual electricity demand of approximately 650,000 average US homes. RDC was formed in 1997 near Chester, England to help achieve commitments set by the United Kingdom for new alternative energy generation. In the UK, RDC has completed projects that will generate enough zero-carbon electricity to meet the annual electricity demand of approximately 300,000 average UK homes. Prior to forming Orion and RDC, Mr. Haas held various positions with KENETECH Corporation and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Mr. Haas received his Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1987, and his Masters Degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University in 1990.

Mr. Haas is active in numerous community organizations, and has also served on the Board of Directors for several organizations.

Robert Haas

Rob Haas is an accomplished executive with twenty years of operational and industrial manufacturing experience. He has lived and worked in developing countries, including China, where he gained valuable first-hand experience of the impact on resource allocation brought on by significant growth as well as a humble knowledge of real world issues facing families in developing countries. Mr. Haas has a proven track record in industrial energy conservation, which has the most significant short term impact in support of efforts to mitigate global warming. Throughout his career, he has balanced priorities of development with those of environmental stewardship and has gained significant insight into the roles and responsibilities that business and policy must play to achieve sustainable growth. Mr. Haas earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri Technological University and an M.A. in International Affairs with focus on Sustainable Development from Washington University.