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IEEE GREENTECH 2013
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr. Jon Creyts
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Jon is a recognized
thought-leader on the business
implications of climate change. Over
the past decade he has met with the
leadership teams of over 100 leading
global companies and institutions,
briefed officials and committees at the
highest levels of international, federal
and state government on the topic,
including the United Nations, the
jurisdictional committees in the US Congress and members of
the President’s cabinet. He has been a featured speaker at
over 25 conferences. Prior to joining RMI, Jon was a partner
with McKinsey and Company for 11 years where he helped
found McKinsey’s Sustainability and Resource Productivity
Practice. He served clients extensively on issues related to
operations, capital productivity, environmental management,
and growth, focusing primarily on the energy, industrial, and
technology sectors. During his time at McKinsey, he also co-
authored the ground-breaking survey Reducing US
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost? which
popularized the use of the cost curve as a means to visualize
the economics of reducing carbon emissions. He was a
principal author of that report’s sequel, Unlocking Energy
Efficiency in the U.S. Economy, which explored the barriers
and solutions to unlocking energy efficiency’s potential at-
scale. Prior to joining McKinsey, Jon worked in both the power
and aerospace industries. He is an alumnus of Lockheed
Martin’s renowned Skunk Works design facility, where he
worked as a design engineer in Low Observables (Stealth)
technology integration. He spent shorter stints as a power
plant design engineer at Gilbert Commonwealth (now
Parsons) and Metropolitan Edison/GPU (now FirstEnergy).
He received a Ph.D. in mechanical Engineering from the
University of California, Berkeley where his research focused
on the environmental optimization of industrial systems.
Dr. Creyts will present his presentation based on his
experience of 20 years in strategy, operations and design
to manage resource issues at the interface of markets and
technology especially related to the business implications of
climate change.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
