Kenneth Davies
Founder & CEO @ Takanock, Inc.
- Role
- Strategic Advisor at Highland Electric Fleets
- Location
- Traverse City, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kenneth Davies
Kenneth is the founder and CEO of Takanock, Inc, a stealth company that aims to provide reliable and resilient power solutions for mission critical facilities. With over 15 years of experience in the data center and renewable energy sectors, Kenneth has a proven track record of creating and scaling innovative businesses that address the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition.Before launching Takanock, Kenneth co-founded Birch Infrastructure, which developed data centers and renewable energy projects. He successfully sold both platforms to leading investors and remained as a strategic advisor for Copia Power, the renewable energy arm of Birch. Kenneth also held leadership roles at Microsoft and Google, where he oversaw the wholesale renewable energy and portfolio management strategies for their data center infrastructure. He also helped pioneer the use of reinsurance-based weather risk-transfer products in the renewable markets at Altenex, a brokerage house for corporate renewable energy transactions.Kenneth is passionate about harnessing the power of data, analytics, and innovation to transform the energy industry and create positive impacts for society and the environment. He is also an investor and board member at All Hazards Science & Innovation, a company that leverages science and technology to enhance disaster preparedness and response. Kenneth holds advanced degrees in engineering, operations research, and environmental studies from Cornell University and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Experience
Strategic Advisor
Jan 2019 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Education
Cornell University
BS, summa cum laude, Mechanical Engineering
1998 — 2002
University of Colorado Boulder
MS, Energy Economics
2005 — 2006
Cornell University
ME, Operations Research
2003 — 2004
Skills
- Analytics
- Business Strategy
- Due Diligence
- Analysis
- Strategic Partnerships
- Energy
- Economics
- Financial Analysis
- Business Development
- Management Consulting
- Corporate Development
- Renewable Energy
- Strategic Planning
- Management
- Project Management
- Finance
- Competitive Analysis
- Start-Ups
- Investments
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Emerging Markets
- Strategy
- Risk Management
- Valuation
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Modeling
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