PADO AI Orchestration

A seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in energy, IoT and SaaS.  Wannie has incubated and scaled companies in cleantech and sustainability, delivering three successful exits.

Prior to founding Pado, Wannie was SVP of Business and Corporate Development at Bidgely, a global AI-powered SaaS provider, CEO of Zen Ecosystems, a leading provider of energy management solutions to SMB and SVP of Business and Corporate Development at Inspire Energy, a leading renewables and sustainability company.

With over 20 years of experience, Phil Flaherty has led sales, marketing, and operations teams in the Cleantech space.  Within large institutional organizations and startups, Flaherty has a proven track record of consultative sales to C-suite and mid-level executives within the complex and evolving energy sector. He has a deep understanding of the impacts and opportunities created by grid modernization, distributed resources and an evolving business model.  This knowledge stems from an extensive background in the energy space, including past employers Xcel Energy, Ecova, Engie, Bidgely, Singularity & LG NOVA.

With over 25 years of tech experience, Jun has helped create innovative solutions in biotech and energy.  For Pado, Jun is building a proprietary data orchestration platform that will help the grid adapt to the growing demands of AI.  Trained as a theoretical scientist, Jun is excited to bring his passion for AI/ML and high performance computing to Pado.  Prior to joining Pado, Jun founded ThinkEco in 2008, an award-winning demand response company.  ThinkEco's patented technology was the basis of commercial partnerships with leading companies, including Con Edison, GE Appliances, LG Electronics, and Rakuten.  Jun has a BA, MA, and PhD (Chemical Physics) from Harvard, and a Professional Certificate in AI from Stanford.