Dean Eastlake

SolaREIT LLC operates as an investment company focused on acquiring the land underpinning solar assets. The firm engages in land acquisition, lease monetization, and solar project re-powering. The company was founded by Gautam Chandra, Matthew Hankey, Greg Powell and Laura Pagliarulo and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

SmartPitch Ventures LLC (SmartPitch Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Gautam Chandra and Sanjiv Mahan. The firm is headquartered in FairFax, Virginia.

Part of AltaGas Ltd., WGL Energy Systems, Inc. distributes electric power. The company is based in Vienna, VA.

SolaREIT is a private company that invests in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The company is based in Rockville, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company works with developers, farmers, and landowners to acquire land assets, purchase land leases, and to buy and re-power operational solar projects. The company's team has over 40 years of collective industry experience in solar, finance, fund management, and real estate. The company was founded in 2020 by Greg Powell, Laura Pagliarulo, Matthew Hankey, Gautam Chandra. Gautam Chandra has been the CEO since 2020.

Auterra Inc. develops catalyst and process technologies. The firm engages in the development of catalyst and process technologies for the decontamination and upgrading of crude oil and oil distillates. It offers FlexDS, an oil desulfurization and upgrading process that includes FlexDS Upstream, a low CO2 catalytic process that removes value degrading contaminants from crude oil; and FlexDS Downstream, a process that uses air to remove sulfur, nitrogen, and trace metals. The company was founded by Eric Burnett and Partha Dutta in 2003 and is headquartered in Schenectady, NY.

Washington Gas Light Co. is a regulated public utility company, which engages in the natural gas distribution business. It offers regulated distribution of natural gas to retail customers under tariff rates designed to provide for a return on the investment used in providing that service. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Council On Renewable Energy is a charitable organization that brings together finance, policy, and technology for the renewable energy sector. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Gregory H. Kats, Andrew L. Shapiro, and Hank Habicht. The CEO is Gregory Wetstone.

Leadership Greater Washington operates a business association. Its programs include signature, rising leaders, and youth leadership greater Washington. The company was founded by Barbara Davis Blum, Alyse Lucas Corcoran, James S. Culp, G. Keith Haller, Steve Harlan, Glenn Harrell, Jr., Janet MacNamara Harrison, Ray LaPlaca, Robert Linowes, Karl Nelson, Andy Ockershausen, Thomas J. Owens, Robert Peebles, Ed Pena, Carmen Turner, John Tydings, Thomas S. Watson, Jr., and Betty Whaley in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

American Solar Direct, Inc. provides solar design, permitting, installation and maintenance services. It offers homeowners the ability to generate their own renewable power and take control of their electricity prices. The firm provides a number of solar and solar-related services, including custom design, professional installation, warranty, flexible pricing option and in-home analysis. The company was founded by Brennan R. Mulcahy and Ravi Thuraisingham in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.^ ^ ^

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

SmartEnergy, Inc. provides online gas and electricity services. It renewable sources include solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy, making us a cleaner option for both your home and our planet. The company was founded by Gautam Chandra and is headquartered in Hazleton, PA.