Pallavi Madakasira
For the last 18 years Pallavi has focused her efforts at the intersection of climate tech and climate strategy. Having started off as a solar engineer, she has had a front row seat in the evolving energy transition landscape across both the private and the public sector. Under her leadership the state of NJ saw the introduction of incentives for clean energy companies including those focused on energy efficiency, hydrogen, zero emission vehicles, battery recycling, and waste-to-energy. She continues to be a trusted strategic advisor to State Governments, C-level executives & VCs cutting across various flavors of climate tech. She is currently the VP of Strategic Marketing and Corporate Development at Phase Change Solutions that develops advanced materials to address decarbonization through temperature management.