About
Pier LaFarge is the co-founder and CEO of Sparkfund, a deployment services company that works with utilities to deploy distributed energy resources (DERs) through its Distributed Capacity Procurement model. He serves as a Trustee at The Nature Conservancy's Maryland and DC chapter, a Next Gen Strategy Committee member for Fidelity Charitable's board, and a founding member of Abundant America. He previously co-founded an energy efficiency finance strategy service offering at ICF International and founded Race to Replace, a statewide voter registration campaign in Vermont, in 2010.
Founder & CEO at Sparkfund
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Experience
- SparkfundFounder & CEOcurrent2013 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- The Nature ConservancyTrusteecurrent2020 — present
- Abundant AmericaCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Noteworthy AIAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentStamford, Connecticut, United States
- ICF InternationalMitigation & Sustainability Consultant | Climate Change & Energy Division2011 — 2013Washington, DC
- Race to Replace CampaignCo-Founder2010Middlebury, Vermont
- 1SkyPolicy Fellow2009Takoma Park, Maryland (Washington DC Area)
- Fundación MazánResearch Fellow2009Cuenca, Ecuador
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pier LaFarge?
- Pier LaFarge is the co-founder and CEO of Sparkfund, a deployment services company that works with utilities to deploy distributed energy resources (DERs) through its Distributed Capacity Procurement model. He serves as a Trustee at The Nature Conservancy's Maryland and DC chapter, a Next Gen Strategy Committee member for Fidelity Charitable's board, and a founding member of Abundant America. He previously co-founded an energy efficiency finance strategy service offering at ICF International and founded Race to Replace, a statewide voter registration campaign in Vermont, in 2010.
- Where does Pier LaFarge work?
- Pier LaFarge is Founder & CEO of Sparkfund.
- What companies did Pier LaFarge found?
- Pier LaFarge founded Sparkfund, Sparkfund.
- Where did Pier LaFarge go to school?
- Pier LaFarge studied at Middlebury College (BA, Environmental Policy & Economics); Heathwood Hall.
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