Steve has got to be one of the most direct, forthright and intelligent operators in innovation and cleantech that I know and he knows the space backwards. He thinks very strategically and with an enormous level of business acumen; which I saw him apply, first hand, to numerous bizarre and complex engagements at Masdar. He then went on to repeat that success in Russia I believe, another challenging place. In my job, I interact with many of the the leading actors in innovation globally and Steve ranks right up there. He has brought his skills to bear in both the government and private sectors with equal adroitness.

Steve Geiger is one of the world’s most accomplished builders of national technology innovation programs. As co-Founder of Masdar, he and his team achieved what many said was impossible: within three years they deployed over $2 billion of investments into renewable power projects, began constructing a $22 billion zero-carbon smart city, won the United Nation’s Headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency, built a university with MIT, and launched 2 large venture capital funds. Next, he was appointed COO of Skolkovo, Russia’s national innovation program, and equally-impressive results followed: five technology clusters generating over 700 startup companies, a new world-class research university, 20 R&D partnerships with large technology corporations, and over $1 billion of new direct foreign investment. Steve is a remarkable leader, and an executive with a proven ability to deliver world-recognized results

Steve has got to be one of the most direct, forthright and intelligent operators in innovation and cleantech that I know and he knows the space backwards. He thinks very strategically and with an enormous level of business acumen; which I saw him apply, first hand, to numerous bizarre and complex engagements at Masdar. He then went on to repeat that success in Russia I believe, another challenging place. In my job, I interact with many of the the leading actors in innovation globally and Steve ranks right up there. He has brought his skills to bear in both the government and private sectors with equal adroitness.

Steve Geiger is one of the world’s most accomplished builders of national technology innovation programs. As co-Founder of Masdar, he and his team achieved what many said was impossible: within three years they deployed over $2 billion of investments into renewable power projects, began constructing a $22 billion zero-carbon smart city, won the United Nation’s Headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency, built a university with MIT, and launched 2 large venture capital funds. Next, he was appointed COO of Skolkovo, Russia’s national innovation program, and equally-impressive results followed: five technology clusters generating over 700 startup companies, a new world-class research university, 20 R&D partnerships with large technology corporations, and over $1 billion of new direct foreign investment. Steve is a remarkable leader, and an executive with a proven ability to deliver world-recognized results

Steve has got to be one of the most direct, forthright and intelligent operators in innovation and cleantech that I know and he knows the space backwards. He thinks very strategically and with an enormous level of business acumen; which I saw him apply, first hand, to numerous bizarre and complex engagements at Masdar. He then went on to repeat that success in Russia I believe, another challenging place. In my job, I interact with many of the the leading actors in innovation globally and Steve ranks right up there. He has brought his skills to bear in both the government and private sectors with equal adroitness.

Steve Geiger is one of the world’s most accomplished builders of national technology innovation programs. As co-Founder of Masdar, he and his team achieved what many said was impossible: within three years they deployed over $2 billion of investments into renewable power projects, began constructing a $22 billion zero-carbon smart city, won the United Nation’s Headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency, built a university with MIT, and launched 2 large venture capital funds. Next, he was appointed COO of Skolkovo, Russia’s national innovation program, and equally-impressive results followed: five technology clusters generating over 700 startup companies, a new world-class research university, 20 R&D partnerships with large technology corporations, and over $1 billion of new direct foreign investment. Steve is a remarkable leader, and an executive with a proven ability to deliver world-recognized results