# Will Greene

> Will Greene is an enterprise software entrepreneur who co-founded Banyan Infrastructure and served as its CEO, building software for sustainable project finance. He now leads CoreGrid Power as founder and CEO, focusing on coordination across critical-power projects, suppliers, equipment, and delivery.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at CoreGrid Power
- **Organizations:** CoreGrid Power, Banyan Infrastructure, Oracle, Twilio, Revel Systems, Krux
- **Education:** B.Eng in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (as described in Banyan’s 2020 investor deck), Rice University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Banyan Infrastructure and led it as CEO through its March 2023 $25 million Series B., Banyan joined Elemental Excelerator’s eleventh cohort in 2022., Helped develop software connecting project financing workflows, portfolio oversight, and compliance management.

## Career timeline

- **Before Banyan** — Worked in engineering at Oracle and Twilio; Banyan’s investor deck also lists prior experience at Revel Systems and Krux.
- **2018** — Co-founded Banyan Infrastructure, bringing enterprise software experience to sustainable project finance.
- **2022** — Banyan announced an $8.2 million Series A and joined Elemental Excelerator’s eleventh cohort.
- **2023** — As Banyan CEO, announced a $25 million Series B led by Energize Ventures.
- **2024** — Discussed standardization on Watts Up; Banyan partnered with Elemental and the Milken Institute to support green banks and community lenders.
- **2025** — Banyan announced partnerships with Climate First Bank and the Coalition for Green Capital while Greene was CEO; Greene subsequently announced a new chapter in September.
- **2026 (verified October)** — Listed as founder and CEO of CoreGrid Power and on the Energy Tech Summit advisory board.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Banyan Infrastructure and led it as CEO through its March 2023 $25 million Series B.
- Banyan joined Elemental Excelerator’s eleventh cohort in 2022.
- Helped develop software connecting project financing workflows, portfolio oversight, and compliance management.
- Now founder and CEO of CoreGrid Power; listed on the Energy Tech Summit advisory board.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research verification: the Energy Tech Summit advisory board lists Greene as founder and CEO of CoreGrid Power; this is a verification month, not an appointment date.
- **2025-09** — Announced a new chapter after building Banyan Infrastructure, with continued interest in climate, capital, and technology.
- **2025-08** — A Mission Matters interview published August 22 discussed digitizing project finance and a potential infrastructure investment marketplace.
- **2025-06** — Banyan announced its Coalition for Green Capital partnership on June 4, quoting Greene as CEO.
- **2025-04** — Banyan and Climate First Bank announced a renewable energy financing partnership on April 10.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wdgreene/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12