Zaid Ashai
Chief Executive Officer at Nexamp, Inc.
Profile
Zaid Ahmed Ashai is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Nexamp, Inc. He is also the Director at Solar Energy Industries Association, PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc., SparkCharge, Inc., Indy Financial, Inc., and the Venture Partner at Point Judith Management Co LLC.
Additionally, he serves as the Board Chair at The Vote Solar Initiative.
In his former roles, Mr. Ashai worked as a Director at Retroficiency, Inc., an Associate at HarbourVest Partners LLC, and a Principal at 3TIER, Inc., Earth Aid, Inc., Emergence BioEnergy, Inc., and Kalpan Hydro Co, (India) Pvt.
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He was also a Board Member at Earth Aid, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and part of the Global Venture Capital Investment Team at Good Energies AG from 2007 to 2010.
Furthermore, he held positions as an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse AG and a Senior Associate at Bregal Energy, Inc. He served as a Board Member at Necec Institute, Inc. from 2017 to 2020.
Mr. Ashai completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University in 1999.
He then pursued his graduate studies at Harvard University, where he received a degree in 2007.
He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, which he obtained in 2006.
Zaid Ashai active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Point Judith Management Co LLC.
 Point Judith Management Co LLC. Investment ManagersFinance Point Judith Management Co LLC (Point Judith Capital Partner) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by David Martirano and Gina Raimondo. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 01/05/2010 |
Nexamp, Inc.
 Nexamp, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Nexamp, Inc. develops, designs, builds, owns, finances, and operates commercial-scale solar systems. The company was founded by Will Thompson, Daniel P. Leary and Henri-Claude Bailly in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/10/2013 |
PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc.
 PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc. engages in the provision of energy management solutions. It offers IoT-based platform that connects, monitors, analyzes, and controls equipment to deliver enterprise-wide operational efficiencies to portfolios of small commercial facilities, including restaurants, convenience stores, retailers, and others. The company was founded by Carstern Steenberg and Nielsen van Duijn in 2009 and is headquartered in Newton, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Solar Energy Industries Association
 Solar Energy Industries Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is a leading organization in the transformation towards a clean energy economy. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company's goal is to achieve 30% of electricity generation through solar power by 2030. SEIA collaborates with its 1,000 member companies and other strategic partners to advocate for policies that create jobs and promote competition in the solar industry. Since 1974, SEIA has been the voice of solar energy in the United States, working with its members to promote pro-solar policies and advocate for the growth of solar nationwide. Abigail Ross Hopper has been the CEO of the company since 2017. | Director/Board Member | 10/03/2018 |
SparkCharge, Inc.
 SparkCharge, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing SparkCharge, Inc. develops portable and modular level-3 charging stations for electric cars. Its technology consists of a backpack-sized case of lithium ion batteries. The company was founded by Christopher R. Ellis, Richard Whitney, and Joshua Aviv in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
Indy Financial, Inc.
 Indy Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Indy Financial, Inc. provides wealth management services. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Kamran Hameed. | Director/Board Member | - |
The Vote Solar Initiative
 The Vote Solar Initiative Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Vote Solar Initiative is a regulatory advocacy hub that aims to achieve a just and equitable transition to 100% clean power across the country by 2050, with a majority of the energy coming from solar. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by David Hochschild. The company fights for a 100% clean energy future that prioritizes the interests, health, and well-being of people. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2019 |
Former positions of Zaid Ashai
| Companies | Position | End |
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| Necec Institute, Inc. | Director/Board Member | 30/07/2020 |
Earth Aid, Inc.
 Earth Aid, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Earth Aid, Inc. provides education on economic savings. The company was founded by George O'Keeffe and Benjamin D. Bixby in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 31/05/2013 |
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Training of Zaid Ashai
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Harvard University | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 17 |
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Bregal Energy, Inc.
 Bregal Energy, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Bregal Energy, Inc (Bregal Energy) is a private equity subsidiary of Good Energies AG founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Point Judith Management Co LLC.
Point Judith Management Co LLC. Investment ManagersFinance Point Judith Management Co LLC (Point Judith Capital Partner) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by David Martirano and Gina Raimondo. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
Nexamp, Inc.
Nexamp, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Nexamp, Inc. develops, designs, builds, owns, finances, and operates commercial-scale solar systems. The company was founded by Will Thompson, Daniel P. Leary and Henri-Claude Bailly in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Utilities |
Retroficiency, Inc.
 Retroficiency, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Retroficiency, Inc. provides on-demand building efficiency intelligence platform. . It offers virtual energy assessment solution that identifies operational and system retrofit recommendations by leveraging database of commercial building models and advanced data analytics and automated energy audit solution, which makes accurate inferences about a building's energy systems and builds energy models of the building. The company was founded by Bennett Fisher and Bryan Long in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
HarbourVest Partners LLC
 HarbourVest Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world. | Finance |
Credit Suisse AG /New York Branch/
 Credit Suisse AG /New York Branch/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Credit Suisse AG domestic office of foreign bank. The company is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Emergence BioEnergy, Inc.
 Emergence BioEnergy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Emergence BioEnergy, Inc. develops alternative energy solutions for rural consumers. It has developed a small-scale power generation product based on micro-CHP technology that enables continuous power generation from multiple fuel sources including biogas, a methane-rich fuel that can be recovered from organic waste such as manure or agricultural residues. The company was founded by Iqbal Z. Quadir in 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA. | Commercial Services |
Kalpan Hydro Co, (India) Pvt. Ltd.
 Kalpan Hydro Co, (India) Pvt. Ltd. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Part of Neptune Infrastructure Pvt Ltd., Kalpan Hydro Co, (India) Pvt. The company is based in New Delhi, India. The company was founded in 2007 by Rajan Pandhare. Ltd. is an Indian company that develops hydro projects. | Utilities |
Earth Aid, Inc.
Earth Aid, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Earth Aid, Inc. provides education on economic savings. The company was founded by George O'Keeffe and Benjamin D. Bixby in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Commercial Services |
3TIER, Inc.
 3TIER, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 3TIER, Inc. is an independent provider of wind, solar, and hydro energy assessment and power forecasting worldwide. It delivers information that drives optimal decisions throughout the global renewable energy ecosystem, enabling key stakeholders to make critical planning, financial, and policy decisions. The company was founded by Kenneth Westrick in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Commercial Services |
PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc.
PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PowerHouse Dynamics, Inc. engages in the provision of energy management solutions. It offers IoT-based platform that connects, monitors, analyzes, and controls equipment to deliver enterprise-wide operational efficiencies to portfolios of small commercial facilities, including restaurants, convenience stores, retailers, and others. The company was founded by Carstern Steenberg and Nielsen van Duijn in 2009 and is headquartered in Newton, MA. | Technology Services |
Solar Energy Industries Association
Solar Energy Industries Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is a leading organization in the transformation towards a clean energy economy. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company's goal is to achieve 30% of electricity generation through solar power by 2030. SEIA collaborates with its 1,000 member companies and other strategic partners to advocate for policies that create jobs and promote competition in the solar industry. Since 1974, SEIA has been the voice of solar energy in the United States, working with its members to promote pro-solar policies and advocate for the growth of solar nationwide. Abigail Ross Hopper has been the CEO of the company since 2017. | Commercial Services |
SparkCharge, Inc.
SparkCharge, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing SparkCharge, Inc. develops portable and modular level-3 charging stations for electric cars. Its technology consists of a backpack-sized case of lithium ion batteries. The company was founded by Christopher R. Ellis, Richard Whitney, and Joshua Aviv in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Producer Manufacturing |
Indy Financial, Inc.
Indy Financial, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Indy Financial, Inc. provides wealth management services. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Kamran Hameed. | Finance |
The Vote Solar Initiative
The Vote Solar Initiative Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Vote Solar Initiative is a regulatory advocacy hub that aims to achieve a just and equitable transition to 100% clean power across the country by 2050, with a majority of the energy coming from solar. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by David Hochschild. The company fights for a 100% clean energy future that prioritizes the interests, health, and well-being of people. | Commercial Services |
| Necec Institute, Inc. | |
Good Energies AG
 Good Energies AG Investment ManagersFinance Good Energies AG (Good Energies) is the private equity subsidiary of COFRA Holding AG founded in 2001 by Marcel Brenninkmeijer. The firm is headquartered in Switzerland. | Finance |
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