Starting as a researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in 1997, Ms Thomas has since worked at leading private consulting firms in the US including Booz Allen Hamilton, ICF International, the Heschong Mahone Group (now TRC) and Steven Winter Associates (now Vidaris). Clients have included US Federal entities such as DOE and EPA; regional entities such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; major investor-owned utilities in US and Canada such as PG&E, Pepco, Entergy, National Grid, and Ontario Power Authority; and design firms such as Fox & Fowle, Perkins+Will, and Mogavero Notestine. Projects have included Demand Side Management portfolio planning, policy analyses, technical support for efficiency programs, and modeling and consulting for individual buildings such as the Manhattan headquarters for the New York Times and Bank of America.

A lifelong learner, Ms. Thomas has an undergraduate degree in architecture with a Master’s in Building Science and is a LEED Accredited Professional. She continues to stay active in professional associations, as well as mentoring and volunteering.

Smita Chandra Thomas has dedicated her professional career to enabling energy efficiency in buildings through building science. Ms. Thomas has nearly two decades of professional experience performing and managing cutting-edge techno-economic analyses in support of demand-side management

Geoff co-authored “Why Did An International Bank Create a Green Building Rating System?” for the ACEEE 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, and is managing the development of an online course on building decarbonization by Energy Shrink in partnership with George Washington University’s Environmental & Energy Management Institute.

Geoff is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Climate, Energy, and Environment Policy Committee. He has worked on a variety of cross-sector, market-making regional initiatives designed to strengthen economic renewal and social equity at Connected DMV, a non-profit organization focused on regional collaboration in Greater Washington. Geoff previously worked at the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Accenture. He has also worked in international development and at a start-up focused on alternative energy in the Middle East. He holds a BA from Davidson College, and an MA in International Affairs and Economics from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with concentrations in Energy, Resources & Environment; and International Finance.

Prior to Energy Shrink, Ms. McGuire served as Chief of Staff at Cerberus LLC, where she played a pivotal role supporting the CEO and Founder in building a sustainable, scalable business and culture. The company’s successful growth led to Cerberus’s acquisition by Redwood Software. Before this role, Ms. McGuire spent 16 years in the nonprofit sector serving in leadership roles at Accordia Global Health Foundation and Africare. She joined Accordia as part of the start-up team in 2004 and held a host of senior cross cutting roles during her tenure as the organization grew, scaled and eventually merged with Africare in 2016. Alissa continued to serve at Africare in a dual role as Chief Governance & Strategy Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer for an additional four years. Ms. McGuire holds a B.A. in International Politics from Pennsylvania State University.

Kara is a graduate of Binghamton University’s sustainability master’s program, concentrating in urban planning and consumer waste management. Kara also holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and environmental studies, with a minor in Education.

Aditya is part of the Regional Center of Expertise Greater Atlanta (RCE) – a United Nations University (UNU) affiliated sustainability network where he leads efforts to implement UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) education and training across metro-Atlanta higher education institutions through multi-stakeholder partnerships and engagement with local governments, non-profits, and community organizations. Aditya was appointed as a Climate Fellow to Maharashtra’s (a state in India) Department of Environment and Climate Change where he was instrumental in program design & implementation, measurement & verification, and stakeholder engagement for the state’s climate change mitigation and adaptation program – Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan. In that capacity, he also assisted in developing the Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP 2022). He has previously worked on UNDP India’s flagship program on boosting women entrepreneurship and social finance in rural India.

Rachel has a background focused on sustainable real estate development, project management and research. Rachel has managed large scale zero energy ready and passive home development projects from ground break to closing. As a director of operations for a commercial agriculture company she designed and implemented several energy saving retrofits to the facility. Rachel’s passion […]

She earned an Industrial and Systems Engineering degree from Virginia Tech and holds the Project Management Professional and LEED Green Associate certifications.

Amarpreet has multicultural experience having worked with Indian, Arab, as well as Danish companies. She is based in New Delhi, India and is an Associate Partner at Genesis Architecture & Interior Design where she handles concept designs and proposal presentations.