MARK CROWDIS
Mark Crowdis, the founder and President of Think Energy, has a long history of environmental and entrepreneurial endeavors. While still an undergraduate student at the University of California at Davis, he helped start a small organic farm. After receiving his B.A. Mark left his partners with a successful business and journeyed to Washington, D.C. to work in the political arena.

In Washington Mark worked on political campaigns, lobbied on Capitol Hill for sustainable transportation, worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on water pollution, wetland and biological diversity management programs and worked as an environmental consultant while attending graduate school at Johns Hopkins University. After receiving his M.S. in Environmental Science, Mark worked with the U.S. EPA’s Green Lights and Energy Star Buildings program, where he managed a national sales team in an effort to engage commercial and industrial end-users in energy efficiency projects.

Amidst emerging deregulated electricity markets, Mark researched and authored a plan for electricity retailers forecasting market opportunities for selling renewable electricity to commercial and industrial customers. Subsequently, he accepted a position with Green Mountain Energy Company where he was responsible for developing their commercial and industrial service and sales capabilities in the deregulated electricity markets in California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He worked to develop their program for several years before founding Think Energy.

Since forming Think Energy in July, 2000, Mark has taken an active role in every energy and sustainability project to date. Some of his key successes include: enabling the World Resources Institute’s Green Power Market Development Group to purchase green pricing products; supporting Toyota Motor Sales efforts to create the world’s largest "green" building; helping the Tower Company buy cost competitive renewable energy credits; and forming the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Customer Aggregation Program. Mark personally ensures that clients receive products and services of the highest quality.