# Dana Guernsey

> Dana Guernsey is the CEO and co-founder of Voltus, which aggregates distributed energy resources and flexible electricity demand for wholesale markets in the United States and Canada. An engineering graduate of Dartmouth, she previously worked at EnerNOC, Ambri and FirstFuel and became Voltus CEO in January 2024. She is based in Boulder, Colorado.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Voltus
- **Organizations:** Voltus, EnerNOC, Ambri, FirstFuel, Dartmouth MEM Corporate Collaboration Council
- **Education:** B.A., engineering studies, Dartmouth College, Bachelor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, Master of Engineering Management, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
- **Known for:** Named a 2014 Woman to Watch by Mass High Tech and Boston Business Journal., Led development of the Voltus platform connecting distributed resources to US and Canadian electricity markets., Appointed Voltus CEO in January 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Worked on a Dartmouth student hybrid race car.
- **Before 2017** — Spent seven years at EnerNOC, eventually leading its international energy markets group; subsequently worked in corporate development at Ambri and product marketing at FirstFuel.
- **2014** — Named a Woman to Watch by Mass High Tech and Boston Business Journal.
- **2017** — Voltus announced her appointment as vice president of market and business operations in October.
- **2021** — Public interviews identify her as Voltus co-founder and chief product officer.
- **2024** — Named CEO in January, succeeding Gregg Dixon.
- **2026** — Led Voltus during its Brightfield AI acquisition, Series D financing and expansion of the Google capacity agreement.

## Achievements

- Named a 2014 Woman to Watch by Mass High Tech and Boston Business Journal.
- Led development of the Voltus platform connecting distributed resources to US and Canadian electricity markets.
- Appointed Voltus CEO in January 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 22: Google and Voltus announced an expanded gigawatt-scale virtual power plant agreement in PJM, building on their June agreement.
- **2026-10** — October 8: Voltus announced $225 million in Series D funding led by Generation Investment Management, with Activate Capital and Vitol as co-leads; the company targets 20 GW by 2030.
- **2026-07** — In a Currence interview, Guernsey described roughly 8.5 GW under management and growing demand for flexible capacity.
- **2026-06** — June 10: Voltus announced its acquisition of Brightfield AI to expand commercial and industrial battery deployment.
- **2026-03** — Discussed grid utilization, storage and demand management at CERAWeek.

## Links

- Website: https://www.voltus.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaguernsey

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