William Lese
Director/Board Member at FORTISTAR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS CORP.
Profile
Bill Lese co-founded Braemar in 2003 and leads the firm’s activities in the power, resources, and infra-tech segments.
He currently serves on the boards of Carbonfree Chemicals, Utility Associates, CRB Innovation, Lusbio and Brightvolt, and is responsible for Braemar’s investments in General Fusion, Metalenz and Renew Financial.
With experience that spans technical, operating, strategy, and investment roles, he has been active in energy innovation for over 30 years.
Prior to starting Braemar, Bill was a Partner at Mantis Holdings, a venture firm focused on environmental and energy efficiency businesses.
He was also one of the original team members at Sithe Energies, a global leader in independent power development, and Director of Corporate Development for NPS Industries.
Bill designed his first solar panel at 17, has authored several research papers for the Department of Energy and helped pioneer the commercialization of Kinetic Hydro Energy Conversion systems.
Bill serves on the Investment Advisory Board of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), on the Steering Committee of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, as well as the advisory committees of the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE), and Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) of the Argonne National Laboratory.
Bill has an M.S.
in Applied Energy Science and a B.A.
in Physics from New York University.
He is a former Co-Chair of the New Committee of the Royal Academy Trust and a member of the Harvard College Parents Committee.
William Lese active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| FORTISTAR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS CORP. | Director/Board Member | 2021-01-25 |
Braemar Energy Ventures
 Braemar Energy Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Braemar Energy Ventures (Braemar Energy) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by George S. Reichenbach, William D. Lese and Neil S.Suslak. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2002-12-31 |
| Nps Industries, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Fulham Co., Inc.
 Fulham Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Fulham Co., Inc. manufactures electronic ballasts and transformers. Its products include LED drivers, LED modules, LED engines, LED and fluorescent emergency lighting solutions, exit and emergency lighting, electronic HID, and induction lighting systems. The company was founded on April 8, 1994 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC
 Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC develops a proprietary technologies that capture flue gases that would otherwise release carbon dioxide into the environment and transform into solid carbonate materials. It has three primary technologies include: SkyMine, SkyScraper, and SkyCycle a processes require less energy to remove harmful pollutants and safer ways to store carbon. The company was founded by Joe Jones in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Director/Board Member | - |
Voxel8, Inc.
 Voxel8, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Voxel8, Inc. provides 3d printing services. It exists to disrupt the design and manufacture of electronic devices by providing new functional materials with a novel 3D printing platform. The company was founded by Jennifer A. Lewis, Michael Bell, Travis Busbee, Jack Minardi and Daniel Oliver in 2013 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Flywheel Building Intelligence, Inc.
 Flywheel Building Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flywheel Building Intelligence, Inc. provides cloud-based energy management platform for building owners and operators. Its products, SCIenergy cloud, SCItrack, and SCItendant, are designed to control annual energy. The firm solutions, iRCX and MESA, perform the following functions: predicting, detecting, diagnosing and prioritizing system faults. The company was founded by John Pitcher in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-15 |
Sirrus, Inc.
 Sirrus, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Sirrus, Inc. provides adhesives, sealants, coatings and resin solutions. Its product Nexabond 2500 wood adhesive is used by forcabinetry and millwork professionals. The firm advances manufacturing technology through chemistry relating to the synthesis, stabilization, activation and formulation of a unique and reactive class of monomers commonly known as methylene malonates. The company was founded by Adam Malofsky, Bernard Miles Malofsky and Steve Levin in 2009 and is headquartered in Loveland, OH. | Director/Board Member | - |
Brightvolt Solid State Batteries
 Brightvolt Solid State Batteries Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Brightvolt Solid State Batteries provides embedded power solutions. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company was founded by Robert Singleton and Craig Nelson in 2001 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of William Lese
| New York University | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 25 |
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. engages in the distribution of electric power services. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Gas, and Steam. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Utilities |
Celunol Corp.
 Celunol Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Celunol Corp. produces ethanol and industrial organic chemicals. It develops and commercializes technology that converts low or zero cost agricultural, woody and fibrous materials into ethanol and other specialty chemicals using bio-engineered organisms. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered Cambridge, MA. | Process Industries |
TerraVia Holdings, Inc.
 TerraVia Holdings, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables TerraVia Holdings, Inc. engaged in the production of food, nutrition, and specialty ingredients from algae. It produced oils, specialty fats, and powdered ingredients using its microalgae-based technology platform. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Wolfson and Harrison F. Dillon on March 31, 2003 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Enel X North America, Inc.
 Enel X North America, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Enel X North America, Inc. engages in developing and providing intelligent software, and response solutions. It serves commercial real estate, government and education, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail industries. The company was founded by David B. Brewster and Timothy G. Healy in December 2001 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
CoalTek, Inc.
 CoalTek, Inc. CoalEnergy Minerals CoalTek, Inc. provides pre-burn treatment process that physically and chemically transforms coals into coal fuel alternatives. It utilizes a process technology to reduce moisture content in a coal for coal-fired electric utilities. The company was founded by Jerry L. Weinberg in January 1998 and is located in Tucker, GA | Energy Minerals |
Ciris Energy, Inc.
 Ciris Energy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Ciris Energy, Inc. develops and produces energy from abundant, low-value carbon sources. Its services include the science, the process and intellectual property. It's commercializes proprietary biotechnology for the conversion of fossil sources of carbon, such as low rank coal, to natural gas and other valuable chemicals on a large scale. The firm has locations in Australia, Brisbane, Colorado and Wyoming. The company was founded by Robert A. Downey in 2007 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO. | Utilities |
Flywheel Building Intelligence, Inc.
Flywheel Building Intelligence, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flywheel Building Intelligence, Inc. provides cloud-based energy management platform for building owners and operators. Its products, SCIenergy cloud, SCItrack, and SCItendant, are designed to control annual energy. The firm solutions, iRCX and MESA, perform the following functions: predicting, detecting, diagnosing and prioritizing system faults. The company was founded by John Pitcher in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Technology Services |
Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC
Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC develops a proprietary technologies that capture flue gases that would otherwise release carbon dioxide into the environment and transform into solid carbonate materials. It has three primary technologies include: SkyMine, SkyScraper, and SkyCycle a processes require less energy to remove harmful pollutants and safer ways to store carbon. The company was founded by Joe Jones in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Process Industries |
Sithe Energies, Inc.
 Sithe Energies, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Sithe Energies, Inc. owns, develops, and operates power generation facilities. The firm sells energy to utilities, industrial companies, government, and other institutions. It offers various services such as air quality and noise assessments, predictive impacts of new plants on environment, public meetings, and government consultations. The company was founded by William V. Kriegel in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Utilities |
Utility Associates, Inc.
 Utility Associates, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Utility Associates, Inc. develops and markets mobile resource management hardware and software solutions. It offers solutions to comprehensively command and control field operations with proactive precision in order to enhance mobile resource management, safety and operational efficiency. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Decatur, GA. | Consumer Durables |
Braemar Energy Ventures
Braemar Energy Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Braemar Energy Ventures (Braemar Energy) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by George S. Reichenbach, William D. Lese and Neil S.Suslak. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Brightvolt Solid State Batteries
Brightvolt Solid State Batteries Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Brightvolt Solid State Batteries provides embedded power solutions. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company was founded by Robert Singleton and Craig Nelson in 2001 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Stion Corp.
 Stion Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Stion Corp. develops and manufactures thin-film solar modules. Its products are designed for use in residential, commercial and government, utility, and off grid applications. The company was founded by Howard W. H. Lee in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
General Fusion, Inc.
 General Fusion, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities General Fusion, Inc. develops fusion power based on magnetized target fusion. Its technology transforms energy supply by developing path to commercial fusion power. The company was founded by Michel G. Laberge and Douglas Richardson in 2002 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. | Utilities |
EcoMotors, Inc.
 EcoMotors, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing EcoMotors, Inc. manufactures and develops internal combustion engines. Its products are intended for use in cars, light trucks, commercial vehicles, aerospace, marine, agriculture, auxiliary power units, generators, and other related machines. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Allen Park, MI. | Producer Manufacturing |
Fulham Co., Inc.
Fulham Co., Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Fulham Co., Inc. manufactures electronic ballasts and transformers. Its products include LED drivers, LED modules, LED engines, LED and fluorescent emergency lighting solutions, exit and emergency lighting, electronic HID, and induction lighting systems. The company was founded on April 8, 1994 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA. | Distribution Services |
Mantis Holdings Ltd.
 Mantis Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Mantis Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company founded in 2015. The private company functions as an investment holding company. | Finance |
Sirrus, Inc.
Sirrus, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Sirrus, Inc. provides adhesives, sealants, coatings and resin solutions. Its product Nexabond 2500 wood adhesive is used by forcabinetry and millwork professionals. The firm advances manufacturing technology through chemistry relating to the synthesis, stabilization, activation and formulation of a unique and reactive class of monomers commonly known as methylene malonates. The company was founded by Adam Malofsky, Bernard Miles Malofsky and Steve Levin in 2009 and is headquartered in Loveland, OH. | Process Industries |
Ioxus, Inc.
 Ioxus, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Ioxus, Inc. manufactures ultra capacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets. It designs and manufactures smaller, lighter weight iMOD modules and the new iMOD X-Series family of module systems. The firm also provides individual cells, pre-packaged modules, and system integration services. The company was founded by Chad Hall, Michael Pentaris and Thor Eilertsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Oneonta, NY. | Electronic Technology |
Proterro, Inc.
 Proterro, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Proterro, Inc. develops protose sugar biofuels. Its products include proterro sugars and proterro nutritionals. The company was founded by John Aiken in April 2008 and is headquartered in Bronxville, NJ. | Health Technology |
CRB Innovations, Inc.
 CRB Innovations, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services CRB Innovations, Inc. develops processes for destructuring and upgrading biomass. It converts non-homogeneous biomass to biofuels. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada. | Commercial Services |
Voxel8, Inc.
Voxel8, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Voxel8, Inc. provides 3d printing services. It exists to disrupt the design and manufacture of electronic devices by providing new functional materials with a novel 3D printing platform. The company was founded by Jennifer A. Lewis, Michael Bell, Travis Busbee, Jack Minardi and Daniel Oliver in 2013 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA. | Commercial Services |
Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp.
 Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp. operates as a blank check company. The firm was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on August 2020 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY. | Finance |
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