Jimmy Y. Jia is Managing Partner of the Jia Group and an entrepreneur, author and strategist, who uses energy as an indicator of corporate governance and strategy. His approach helps corporations “right-size” consumption, thereby reducing waste. In acting as a virtual “Chief Utility Officer," executives improve deployment of capital towards climate-resilient infrastructure, saving money, reducing exposure to volatile pricing and improving competitive advantage. He sits on the boards of the Center for Sustainable Energy and the CleanTech Alliance, is an Adjunct Professor at Presidio Graduate School and a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University. He graduated from MIT and Oxford.