# George Sakellaris

> Greek-born American engineer and entrepreneur George Sakellaris founded Ameresco in 2000 and remains its CEO and chairman. His career spans New England Electric, NORESCO and energy performance contracting; his offshore sailing teams have won the RORC Caribbean 600 and Newport Bermuda Race line honors.

- **Role:** Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Ameresco
- **Organizations:** Ameresco, NORESCO, New England Electric System, Equitable Resources, National Association of Energy Service Companies
- **From:** Vassara, Greece
- **Nationality:** American; born in Greece
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, M.B.A., Northeastern University, Honorary doctorate, University of Maine
- **Known for:** Founding member and first president of NAESCO., Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, New England Energy, Cleantech & Natural Resources category, 2011., University of Maine honorary doctorate, 2012, and Francis Crowe Society Hall of Fame induction, 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1965** — Moved from Greece to the United States to study.
- **1969** — Earned his electrical engineering bachelor’s degree at the University of Maine.
- **1979** — Led the New England Electric initiative that developed into NEES Energy.
- **1997** — Sold NORESCO to Equitable Resources; continued leading NORESCO and became a senior vice president of the parent company.
- **2000** — Founded Ameresco in April.
- **2008** — Testified before a U.S. House committee on energy efficiency.
- **2010** — Took Ameresco public.
- **2026** — Continued as CEO and chairman as Nicole Bulgarino and Lou Maltezos became co-presidents effective April 1.

## Achievements

- Founding member and first president of NAESCO.
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, New England Energy, Cleantech & Natural Resources category, 2011.
- University of Maine honorary doctorate, 2012, and Francis Crowe Society Hall of Fame induction, 2017.
- Northeast Clean Energy Council Decade of Influence Award, 2017.
- Shockwave took line honors in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race.
- Skippered the overall RORC Caribbean 600 winners in 2014 (Shockwave) and 2016 (Proteus).

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — On the Q2 earnings call, discussed moving data-center awards into contracts and then implementation.
- **2026-06** — Published a LinkedIn article titled “Transforming Energy Infrastructure for the AI Economy: Ameresco’s Strategy for Resilient, Distributed Power.”
- **2026-04** — Continued as CEO and chairman when Ameresco appointed Nicole Bulgarino and Lou Maltezos co-presidents.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ameresco.com/portfolio-item/george-p-sakellaris-p-e/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-sakellaris-704886a7

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