Darren T. Kimura

Darren is a technology and finance executive with over 20 years of experience in 24 countries including such major geographies as the USA, Japan and India. His areas of expertise includes information technology (IT), media, energy efficiency, and solar. Over his career he built numerous companies including an internet service provider which was sold to a publicly traded national ISP, an educational technology company which was sold to a media conglomerate, a solar project development firm which was sold to a publicly traded solar developer, a solar technology company which was sold to a publicly traded global technology company, a software business which was sold to a private equity fund and an energy efficiency company which was sold to a private energy holdings company. He has been an inventor on 14 patents and acquired 65 patents and licenses globally. Through his businesses he has overseen the acquisition of over $2 billion in contracts, raised over $110 million in venture capital/private equity and over $100 million in project financing. He has served in corporate executive positions leading key strategic initiatives such as preparing for an Initial Public Offering, overseeing Mergers & Acquisitions, serving as a Strategist with a Fortune 1,000 company, and has been responsible for establishing and managing strategic relationships with Global 2,000 companies. He was recognized as the SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002, Ally of the Year by Hawaiian Electric, an Energy Pioneer by the EPA Energy Star Program and was awarded the Honua “Earth” Prize by the Blue Planet Foundation. Darren has a BA from the University of Hawaii and attended Portland State University studying Electrical Engineering and Stanford University studying Computer Science. Darren is also a Certified Energy Manager®, a licensed electrical contractor and Eagle Scout and is based in Palo Alto, CA.