Chris Richardson, Partner at Realize 2050, expects to retire on January 1, 2050. Every day until then will be spent working toward an America powered by 100% clean, affordable, and abundant energy. A serial entrepreneur, Chris has been a Partner with ADL Ventures, a venture development consultancy, Executive Director and founder of Uptake Alliance, a NYSERDA-funded climate tech venture development program, and co-founder of The EV Button, a Department of Energy-funded EV infrastructure company that leverages underutilized infrastructure such as arenas to accelerate fleet electrification. Previously, Chris has led demand response product marketing at EnerNOC (now EnelX) and consulted on energy and transportation strategy with large corporates, government, and private equity. He has spun out four climate tech companies from utilities, transportation companies, and oil & gas companies. He has an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth.