Our Approach
As a non-profit, we:
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Reinvest all proceeds into our mission of making renewable energy ever more affordable to ever more Americans
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Educate the public and advocate for sustainable solutions
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Prioritize impact over profit
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Subsidize our offerings through philanthropic and government funding
Our mission is to make clean energy accessible, not to generate profits. We want to help you transition to clean energy on terms that work for you, not for shareholders or for anyone else.
Kevin Chou
Kevin is a serial entrepreneur who has built several tech startups from the ground up. He has grown companies from zero to $400 million a year in revenue, run organizations of 1,200+ people, and served on several for-profit and nonprofit boards including the Board of Trustees of UC Berkeley.
Rupert Mayer
Rupert is a former software entrepreneur turned climate tech investor, executive and evangelist. After building one of the 1,000 fastest-growing U.S. companies, he pivoted to climate solutions in 2022 and has become an expert and advocate for solar, storage, and home electrification.
Cora Stryker
Cora is a serial founder and leader of social mission-driven organizations. She thrives on building win-win strategic partnerships to drive measurable impact, investing in growth strategies, and fostering a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive organizational culture.
Lynne Wander
Lynne is a seasoned leader who has led technical and Operations teams at startups for many years, including a stint in Antarctica. She was most recently in the climate tech space as COO at UtilityAPI for over 7 years, where she helped UtilityAPI grow from 7 people to 60.
Leadership Team
Bright Saver was created by a team of serial entrepreneurs who want to address the gap left by the traditional utility model and solar solutions in providing equitable and affordable clean energy access. The founders are drawing on their successful careers in technology and applying their experience to Bright Saver’s nonprofit approach, focusing on rapid growth to empower communities and accelerate decarbonization.
Current Openings
We are growing our team and looking for passionate individuals to join our solar-for-all movement.
Nick Josefowitz
Nick is the CEO of Permit Power, a non-profit working to make it cheap and easy for Americans to power their lives with clean electricity. He also serves as the Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Previously, Nick was Chief of Policy at SPUR and served on the boards of BART, Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC), Water Emergency Transportation Authority and several other organizations making the Bay Area a better place to live.
Kamal Kapadia
As the Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Terra.do, Kamal is working to get 100 million people tackling climate change this decade. Prior, she was Communications and Research Lead at Blue Planet Foundation and started her career in the solar industry in India, Sri Lanka and the UK.
Christopher Johnson
Christopher is an executive and entrepreneur with a passion for scaling climate solutions to create healthier communities. He has a proven track record of success in complex project leadership, business strategy, and stakeholder collaboration.
Dianne Tavenner
Diane is the CEO of Futre.me, an organization helping young people to successfully launch fulfilling lives. She has two decades of non-profit experience including current positions as Chairperson of the Board at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and she also serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Minerva University. Diane is the co-founder and former CEO of Summit Public Schools and she co-hosts the popular podcast Class Disrupted.
Daniel Gerber
Daniel is a Power Electronics Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a leading expert on plug-in-solar technology. He got his Masters in Electrical Engineering from MIT and his PhD from UC Berkeley. Daniel has published extensively on energy efficiency and power distribution.
Phillip Hyun
Phillip has been a passionate supporter of Latino and Hispanic communities in his work as a board director at HSF for the last 9 years. He also brings 18 years of energy experience to Bright Saver as cofounder and executive board at PacificWest Energy Solutions, a leading provider of comprehensive energy conservation, power generation, and energy consulting solutions. PacificWest merged merged with Energy Systems Group in 2024, where Phillip now serves as a board member.
Jennifer Loo
Jennifer is a finance executive with a track record of scaling high-growth companies at the cutting edge of innovation and impact. She has led fundraising, financial strategy, and operations for disruptive D2C companies tackling big challenges—from revolutionizing financial access to democratizing legal services.