Galen Torneby

Galen has nearly four decades of experience in the energy sector. Before joining YouSolar, Galen served as the COO and then CEO of SolarCraft, where he led a team executing residential and commercial solar PV, battery storage, and solar thermal projects. Galen worked several years for SunPower as the Sr. Director EPC Projects for the C7 LCPV technology program in China and led SunPower’s EPC efforts in Egypt and Mexico. Before SunPower, he was the Director of Project Development Engineering at First Solar in San Francisco and Head of Project Delivery at Masdar in Abu Dhabi, UAE, responsible for the development and construction of wind and solar projects. Galen received his BS from the University of Washington and MBA from the University of Washington. Galen is a PMI-certified project management professional and a licensed California Class-B General Building Contractor.