The Team
Meet New Sun Road
![Adrienne Pierce](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NSR-team-Adrienne-2023-b.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
MBA Thunderbird School of Global Management | B.S. Chemical Engineering, Lafayette College.| Head of Product Management, Iron Ridge | Program Director, REDI Project, SunEdison | Peace Corps Volunteer, Gabon, Africa | Board of Directors, Green Empowerment
Adrienne Pierce
Chief Executive Officer
![Michael Goldbach](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nsr-mugs-MICHAEL_G-_mg_1679-scaled-e1624392866299.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
PhD Stanford - Engineering Economic Systems | Sr. Director for Africa Initiatives, Microsoft | Managing Director, Samzam Consulting, Tanzania | Chief Solutions Architect, Rapt, Inc., acquired by Microsoft in 2008
Michael Goldbach
Chief Product Officer
![Shivani Ganguly](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NSR-staff-portraits-196-scaled.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
MBA Presidio Graduate School - in Sustainable Management | BA Stanford University - Science, Technology, and Society | Advisor, NeuAxiom LLC.
Shivani Ganguly
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer
![Jalel Sager](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nsr-mugs-JALEL-_mg_1742-scaled-e1624392786177.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
PhD University of California Berkeley - Energy and Resources | Founding Director, California - Renewable and Adaptive Energy (CAL-RAE) | UC-Berkeley Research Associate & Lecturer (Energy access and economics) | Founding Director, Vietnam Green Building Council.
Jalel Sager
Co-Founder | Board Chair
![Susana Arrechea](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nsr-mugs-SUSANA-_mg_1654-scaled-e1624392920540.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Ph.D. Universidad de Castilla La Mancha – Nanotechnology | Affiliate Professor, Universidad de San Carlos la Guatemala | Visiting Researcher, University of California Berkeley.
Susana Arrechea
Global Programs Director
![Austin Cappon](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nsr-portrait-AUSTIN-_mg_2248-scaled.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BS University of California Berkeley- Environmental Science | Co-founder, CAL-RAE, UC Berkeley | UC Berkeley & Cisco Net. Academy
Austin Cappon
Co-founder | VP of IoT Engineering
![Jose De Casas](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NSR-team-JoseDC.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BS University of California Berkeley - Energy Engineering
Jose De Casas
Senior Applications Engineer
![Michael Cohen](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nsr-mugs-MICHAEL_C-_mg_1868-scaled.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
PhD University of California Berkeley - Energy and Resources | Developer, Energy PATHWAYS modeling software Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) | Lead developer for Griddle power system simulation | Business analyst, EnerNOC
Michael Cohen
Principal Software Engineer
![Sophia Haoui](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NSR-team-Sophia.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BS University of Michigan - Computer Science
Sophia Haoui
Software Engineer
![Shivani Ganguly](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Laura-square.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Laura Kearns
Chief of Staff to CPO and Program Management
![Jonathan Lee](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NSR-staff-portraits-233-scaled.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
PhD in Energy and Resources and MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley
Jonathan Lee
Co-founder | Director of Research
![Robin Milshtein](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NSR-team-2022-Robin-172.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
MS Materials Science & Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute | BS Mechanical Engineering, Union College | Corporate VC, Strategic Marketing, Business Development, R&D, Saint-Gobain | Board of Directors, Women in Cleantech & Sustainability
Robin Milshtein
Director of Business Development
![Tyner Pesch](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NSR-team-2022-Tyner-197.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BA, University of California Berkeley – Environmental Earth Science
Tyner Pesch
Software Engineer
![Jose Saavedra](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NSR-team-2022-JoseS-187.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BA in Physics at UC Berkeley
Jose Saavedra
Operations Specialist
![Maya Sprouse](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NSR-team-Maya.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BA in Data Science and Industrial Engineering & Operations Research student at UC Berkeley.
Maya Sprouse
Applications Engineer and Data Scientist
![Kobbie Turkson](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Kobbie-team.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
BA University of Pittsburgh - Business Administration
Kobbie Turkson
Cloud Ops Engineer
![Ian Umeda](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NSR-staff-portraits-148-scaled.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
MFA School of Visual Arts - Photography, Video & Related Media. BA University of California Berkeley - Documentary Photography & American Identity.
Ian Umeda
Designer
![Daniel Wehara](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NSR-team-2022-Daniel-259.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
MS, BS University of California Berkeley - Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Wehara
Applications Engineer
![Fujia Zhang](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NSR-team-2022-Fujia-233.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
MA John Hopkins | International Relations and Economics Microgrid Data Standards Microgrid Market Research Hardware R+D
Fujia Zhang
Production Analyst
Team Guatemala
![Alexander Alvarado](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Alejandro-Alvarado-e1648077359413.jpeg?w=1200&ssl=1)
M.Sc. in urban management from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Architect graduated from the University of San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC).
Alejandro Alvarado
Guatemala Country Manager
![Edna Cao](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Edna-Cao-e1648077383931.jpeg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Vocational and labor guidance technician, home education teacher. Closed curriculum in the degree in psychology from the University of San Carlos de Guatemala.
Edna Cao
Trainer and Pedagogical Advisor
![Edna Figueroa](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Edna-Figueroa.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Professor of applied sociolinguistics, teacher of bilingual intercultural education and tenth semester student of the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Sociolinguistics at the Mariano Gálvez University of Guatemala.
Edna Figueroa
Q’eqchi’ Trainer and Interpreter
![Rosita Ordonez](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Karen-Avila-Maldonado-e1648163417289.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of San Carlos de Guatemala.
Karen Avila Maldonado
Project Assistant
![Yadira Morales](https://i0.wp.com/newsunroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Yadira-Morales-e1648077562996.jpeg?w=1200&ssl=1)
Expert accountant and eighth-semester student of information systems engineering at Mariano Gálvez University.
Yadira Morales
IT Technician
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