Rick Pentella

Rick Pentella has a wealth of work experience in the energy and marketing sectors. Rick began their career in 2005 as a Clinical Lab Intern at Prometheus Laboratories. In 2009, they took on the role of Chronic Disease Prevention Intern at the City of Berkeley's Public Health Division, as well as a Research Analyst at PIPRA. Rick also held the role of Marketing/Business Development at Sportaneous in 2010.

In 2017, Pentella became an Independent Consultant at Sustainable Solutions Consulting and an Executive Account Manager at Carbon Lighthouse. At Carbon Lighthouse, they helped pioneer strategy and build-out for solar offering, as well as a 'service & rent' model for industrial building owners. Rick also led the team in new solar bookings (1.6MW) and booked the company's two largest solar arrays (750kW and 480kW). Rick was awarded with the Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award for Data & AI 2020, Fast Company 10 Most Innovative Energy Companies in 2020, and Frost & Sullivan Tech Innovation Award 2019.

In 2021, Pentella began their current role as Product Marketing Manager at OpenSolar.

Rick Pentella attended the University of California, Berkeley from 2005 to 2009, where they earned a B.S. in Environmental Sciences. Prior to that, they attended Torrey Pines High School.