Brian Van Buskirk

Brian Van Buskirk has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Brian'scurrent position is the Managing Director of Energy and Sustainability at Germinate LLC, where they provide innovative leadership for the company's Energy and Sustainability practice. This involves developing software and services focused on carbon abatement strategy, ESG framework reporting, SEC compliance framework, building performance optimization, scope 3 emissions reduction, and supply chain resiliency.

Prior to their role at Germinate LLC, Brian worked as a Sustainability, Energy, Decarbonization, and Product Development consultant. Brian also has experience in the building optimization software industry as the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Product Officer at arbnco. As the Chief Revenue Officer, they were responsible for various product-related matters, including market strategy and product marketing. In their role as the Chief Product Officer, they oversaw the product vision and acted as arbnco's chief product evangelist from concept to launch.

Brian's earlier career includes positions at FirstFuel Software, Southern California Edison (SCE), PECI, Percipio Consulting Group, Quovera, and HP. At FirstFuel Software, they served as the Vice President of Partner Alliances and the Director of Client Engagement for the West Region. During their time at Southern California Edison, they worked as an Independent Consultant. At PECI, they held the position of Head of Commercial Practice. Furthermore, Brian worked as an Independent Consultant at Percipio Consulting Group. Brian also founded and served as the CEO of IOS, a company acquired by Quovera, where they led a team of data scientists and operations research specialists and deployed global systems for Fortune 500 firms.

Brian's earlier career began with a role at HP as a Supply Chain Engineering Manager. Overall, their work experience showcases their expertise in energy and sustainability, product development, and strategic planning across various industries.

Brian Van Buskirk attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from an unknown start year until 1998. During their time there, they focused on studying supply chain optimization and design for manufacturing. It is not specified whether they obtained a degree from this institution.