Jigar Shah | Director of Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy

Jigar Shah

Director of the Loan Programs Office,
U.S. Department of Energy

Jigar Shah was most recently co-founder and President at Generate Capital, where he focused on helping entrepreneurs accelerate decarbonization solutions through the use of low-cost infrastructure-as-a service financing. Prior to Generate Capital, Shah founded SunEdison, a company that pioneered “pay as you save” solar financing. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change.

Shah was also featured in TIME’s list of the “100 Most Influential People” in 2024.

Originally from Illinois, Shah holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois-UC and an MBA from the University of Maryland College Park.

Speaking Sessions

Building Up the American Battery Supply Chain

December 4 @ 4:15 pm – 4:40 pm

Welcome​ to Day 2 of Deploy24

December 5 @ 9:00 am – 9:05 am

Clean Energy Outlook​

December 5 @ 9:05 am – 9:30 am

Building Big Things in the United States​

December 5 @ 4:40 pm – 5:00 pm

Thank you & see you at Deploy25​

December 5 @ 5:20 pm – 5:30 pm