Rishad Olpadwala

Rishad leads project development for esVolta.

Rishad has over ten years’ experience developing and financing utility-scale renewable energy projects, and he has been involved in development, acquisition, or financing of over 2 GW of wind and solar projects.

Prior to esVolta, Rishad was a Principal at Sierra Renewable Power, where he provided project development, power marketing, and M&A advisory services to developers and investors involved in energy storage, solar, and wind. Rishad previously served as VP of Business Development for Lightbeam Electric, Director of Western Region Development at Lincoln Renewable Energy, and Director of Power Marketing and M&A at Acciona Energy.

Rishad received his BA and MBA from Cornell University.