Chris . Shapard
Colorado Cleantech Industries Association
Chris Shapard is the founding executive director of CCIA, an organization dedicated to creating a stronger Colorado economy based on an energy system that is cleaner, cheaper, efficient and secure. Initiatives driven by Ms. Shapard include the commissioning and funding of the Colorado Cleantech Action Plan, which is used by economic development, university and workforce organizations to grow cleantech jobs in the state; state policy successes that provide grants to early-stage cleantech companies commercializing university technology; and creation of the Energy Fellows Institute executive accelerator that introduces successful executives to clean technology opportunities. Since 2009, she has grown the organization from a handful of members to several hundred, and manages a budget of approximately $750,000. She serves as co-chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Review Committee for the Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant Program, was a finalist for the Denver Business Journal's 2013 Outstanding Women in Business award and is a board member of CO-Labs.
(05/15)
