# Adam Simpson

> Adam Simpson is a mechanical engineer, cofounder, board member and chief commercial officer of Mainspring Energy. His path runs from undergraduate combustion experiments at Lafayette College and a Stanford doctorate on energy decision-making to the design and commercialization of Mainspring's linear generator. Since cofounding the company with Shannon Miller and Matt Svrcek in 2010, he has moved from product development into commercial leadership, helping take the technology into commercial, industrial, data-center and utility markets.

- **Role:** Chief Commercial Officer and Founder at Mainspring Energy
- **Organizations:** Mainspring Energy, Stanford University, Lafayette College, Sandia National Laboratories
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Cofounded Mainspring Energy and helped design its linear generator through commercial launch., Developed a Stanford doctoral framework combining technical, environmental and economic analysis for energy decisions., Led Mainspring's expansion into commercial and industrial, data-center and utility markets.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Held a summer position in computational flow research at the University of Michigan before his final year at Lafayette College.
- **2004** — Completed a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Lafayette College after senior honors research on how fuels affect internal combustion.
- **2004-2010** — Studied mechanical engineering at Stanford, earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and developing a framework for technical, environmental and economic energy decisions.
- **2010** — Cofounded the company that became Mainspring Energy with Shannon Miller and Matt Svrcek.
- **2020** — Helped carry the Mainspring Linear Generator from founding-stage design through its commercial launch.
- **2021** — Mainspring publicly launched its first product and announced a $150 million agreement with NextEra Energy Resources.
- **2023** — Spoke at CLEANPOWER on linear generators using green fuels as firm power and long-duration energy storage.
- **2025** — As chief commercial officer, announced a strategic advisory board focused on utility and data-center markets; Mainspring also secured $258 million in Series F financing.
- **2026** — Represented Mainspring in announcing a planned 48 MW Utah Municipal Power Agency project, scheduled to begin producing power in 2027.

## Achievements

- Cofounded Mainspring Energy and helped design its linear generator through commercial launch.
- Developed a Stanford doctoral framework combining technical, environmental and economic analysis for energy decisions.
- Led Mainspring's expansion into commercial and industrial, data-center and utility markets.
- Serves on Mainspring Energy's board of directors as well as its executive leadership team.
- Helped move an unfamiliar generation technology from research into commercial shipments and utility-scale project development.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Welcomed former Cummins leader Tom Linebarger as Mainspring's chairman and CEO, describing power infrastructure as being at an historic inflection point.
- **2026-02** — Announced Mainspring's planned 48 MW linear-generator project with Utah Municipal Power Agency, scheduled to begin producing power in 2027.
- **2025-08** — As chief commercial officer, announced a six-member strategic advisory board for Mainspring's utility and data-center expansion.
- **2025-04** — Mainspring secured $258 million in Series F financing to expand manufacturing and customer sales.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mainspringenergy.com/people/adam-simpson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-simpson-24a4265

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Last updated: 2026-09-26