# Bill Grinstead

> Bill Grinstead is the co-founder and CEO of Orenda, a Brooklyn-based renewable energy company building standalone battery storage that keeps New York City's overloaded grid from buckling. A former finance professional who cut his teeth at Susquehanna International Group and the $7B private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners, Grinstead traded markets for megawatts in 2020. Under his lead, Orenda has grown into one of the largest energy storage developers in downstate New York, claiming roughly a 34% share of the NYC storage market and a development pipeline measured in the hundreds of megawatts, while handling everything from site origination and permitting to construction and live operations.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Orenda
- **Organizations:** Orenda, Inc, Marlin Equity Partners, Susquehanna International Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Finance, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Studies in Sustainable Finance and Real Estate Investing, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Orenda, a renewable energy company developing utility-scale standalone energy storage, Built Orenda to roughly a 34% share of the New York City energy storage market, Oversees a development pipeline cited at ~920 MW across ~2.7 GWh

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked at Susquehanna International Group, a global technology and trading firm
- **—** — Worked at Marlin Equity Partners, a $7B technology-focused private equity firm, researching and advising on technologies including renewables
- **2020** — Co-founded Orenda, Inc. in New York; became President & CEO
- **2022** — Orenda raised angel funding (latest round noted November 2022)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Orenda, a renewable energy company developing utility-scale standalone energy storage
- Built Orenda to roughly a 34% share of the New York City energy storage market
- Oversees a development pipeline cited at ~920 MW across ~2.7 GWh
- Established 50+ landowner partnerships across downstate New York
- Secured a $35M strategic joint venture with North Sky
- Vertically integrated operations spanning site origination, development, EPC management, capital markets, and commercial operations

## Latest updates

- **2022-11** — Orenda's most recent disclosed funding round (angel) closed.

## Links

- Website: https://orendapower.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/billgrinstead

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Last updated: 2026-06-25