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Marissa Hummon

Executive at Utilidata

Golden, Colorado, United States

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About

Marissa Hummon is Chief Technology Officer at Utilidata, Inc. and Chair of the Board of Directors at Grid Forward. Over the past decade she has led research programs and product development focused on distributed energy resources, spanning devices, communication networks, markets, policies, and grid architectures. Her areas of specialization include product management, connected device technologies, optimization and control of energy-consuming and energy-producing devices, grid integration of renewable generation, energy policy and regulatory affairs, and data science.

Executive at Utilidata

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Aramco VenturesBraemar Carbonfree HoldingsNew York · since 2025Braemar Energy VenturesNew York · $1M – $25M checksNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Renown Capital PartnersNew York · since 2025

Experience

  1. Grid ForwardChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2019 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  2. Utilidata, Inc.Chief Technology Officercurrent2018 — presentDenver, CO
  3. LF Energy FoundationBoard Member2022 — 2024
  4. TendrilDirector of Product2017 — 2018Boulder, CO
  5. TendrilDemand Management Solution Lead2016 — 2017Boulder, CO
  6. TendrilSenior Energy Scientist and Product Manager2015 — 2016Boulder, CO
  7. National Renewable Energy LaboratoryScientist, Power Systems and Markets2010 — 2015Golden, CO
  8. Harvard UniversityPost Doc2009 — 2010
  9. Harvard UniversityResearch Assistant, Applied Physics2002 — 2009
  10. Ecos ConsultingAnalyst2002
  11. Apogee Strategies LLCVP, Operations2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Product Management5Leadership5Strategic Planning6Smart Grid10Renewable Energy39Physics34Simulations14Solar Energy21Project Management12Statistics7Data Analysis12Mathematical Modeling6
+9 moreNanotechnologyMaterials ScienceAnalysisStrategySoftware as a ServiceCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementDemand ResponseExperimental Physics

Languages English

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Who is Marissa Hummon?
Marissa Hummon is Chief Technology Officer at Utilidata, Inc. and Chair of the Board of Directors at Grid Forward. Over the past decade she has led research programs and product development focused on distributed energy resources, spanning devices, communication networks, markets, policies, and grid architectures. Her areas of specialization include product management, connected device technologies, optimization and control of energy-consuming and energy-producing devices, grid integration of renewable generation, energy policy and regulatory affairs, and data science.
Where does Marissa Hummon work?
Marissa Hummon is Executive at Utilidata.
Where did Marissa Hummon go to school?
Marissa Hummon studied at Harvard University (PhD, Applied Physics); Colorado College (BA, Physics).

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Also worked at Utilidata, Inc.8

Hunter HorganManaging Director at Renown Capital PartnersAlicia BartonAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesBen HemaniFounding Partner at Bison VenturesDon TappanPrincipal at Braemar Energy VenturesDennis R. CostelloPartner at Braemar Energy VenturesBen WolkonPartner at Muus Climate Partners

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Carrie ZawistowskiVP of Portfolio Finance at Calibrate VenturesStephan DolezalekInvestor at BroadscaleAndrew WheelerGeneral Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Piers WellsFounder at Energy Foundry

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Dan PfeilAssociate at Energy Capital VenturesAndrew WilliamsonManaging Partner at Cambridge Innovation CapitalIra EhrenpreisFounder and Managing Partner at DBL PartnersEric BielkeDirector (former Temasek) / Investor at FathomPhoebe WangPartner at WI Harper GroupMatthias von BismarckChief Representative, Investitionsbank Berlin at GreenTec Capital Partners

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