Willett Kempton

Willett Kempton is currently the Chairman at Nuvve. Willett has been in this position for 2 years and 7 months. Prior to that, they were a Professor at the University of Delaware for 30 years, where they researched and taught offshore wind power, electric vehicles, and other low-carbon technologies and policies. Willett was also an Affiliated Professor at DTU - Technical University of Denmark for 4 years and 6 months, where they collaborated on multiple EV and GIV projects, including the first time ever use of commercial operating EV fleets for Energinet.dk Frequency Control. Willett was also the Otto Mønsted Gæst Professor at Center for Electric Power and Energy, DTU-Elektro, Technical University of Denmark for 7 months.

Willett Kempton attended The University of Texas at Austin, where they received their PhD in Anthropology in 1976. Willett also has a minor in Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that, they attended the University of Virginia where they received their Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology in 1972. Kempton has a strong background in electrical engineering and computer science.