CEI BOARD OF ADVISORS

John Baker, Chief Strategy Officer of Austin Energy.

In his role, John Baker has helped set the strategic direction that led Austin Energy to become one of the greenest utilities in America. He has over 30 years of utility experience.

Clint Bybee, Co-founder and Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners.

ARCH Venture Partners is a billion dollar Venture Capital firm, where Clint specializes in advanced materials, semiconductors and electronics. Mr. Bybee also serves as the first President of the Texas Venture Capital Association

Donald M. Carlton, retired President and founder of Radian International LLC.

Donald currently serves on the boards of National Instrument, AEP, Temple Inland and the University of Texas College of Engineering.

Bruce Ezell, Managing Director of Techxas Ventures.

Bruce Ezell has been a venture capitalist for over ten years since co-founding Techxas Ventures at the age of 38. At the age of 32 he co-founded and served as the General Manager of Dell Software and Peripherals; at the age of 26 he co-founded and served as CFO of Underwater Technology Corporation (OTC: UTCA); and at the age of 39 he co-founded and served on the executive committee of Trinity Episcopal School (Austin). Mr. Ezell spent his early career at Gulf Oil Corporation and Ernst & Young Management Consulting.

Robert S. Jones, founder and President of J.D. Consulting.

J.D. Consulting is a provider of environmental consulting and project management services to government and industrial clients in the energy field.

Rebecca Klein, President of RA Klein & Co. and Of Counsel to the Loeffler Group.

Rebecca Klein was former Chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, and currently serves as Chair of the Lower Colorado River Authority. She also chairs Power Across Texas, a non-profit focused on promoting clean, clever and competitive energy.

Steve Smaha, Angel investor

As an Angel investor, Steve Smaha works with early stage clean tech and IT companies. He serves on Austin’s Electric Utility Commission and the Central Texas selection committee of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. He was founder and CEO of Haystack Labs, Inc., a security software company that was an ATI member company in the early 1990's.

Bill Spencer, Chairman Emeritus of SEMATECH a major semiconductor company.

Bill Spencer has wide experience in the technology industry having also worked with Bell Laboratories, Xerox, and Sandia National Laboratory.

William “Dub” Taylor, Director of the Texas State Energy Conservation Office.

The Texas State Energy Conservation Office is responsible for supporting, managing and monitoring all energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in the State of Texas.

Pat Wood, former Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Texas Public Utilities Council.

Pat Wood also serves as a board member of Sunpower and Airtricity.

Joel Serface, Entrepreneur, KPCB

Prior to joining KPCB, Joel Serface was the Director of the Austin Clean Energy Incubator where he helped launch 5 renewable energy companies including ActaCell, Accuwater, Atonometrics, SAVE, and an algae biofuels company. In his short time in Austin, Joel also launched the CleanTX Foundation, served as the Chairman of the Austin Clean Energy Council, and was a member of the Governor’s Competitiveness Council on Energy.