Plug-In Solar for All of Us

WHO WE ARE

Reshaping clean energy markets to benefit every American

Many of us feel powerless as electricity bills rise. We think the best chapter of this fight is just beginning, because the technology we spent decades fighting for has finally arrived and increasingly costs less than the fossil fuel alternative.

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We are driving the national coalition

HIRING

Bright Saver is hiring for Head of Development

"The Head of Development will lead Bright Saver's fundraising, splitting time roughly 50% on major gifts and 50% on foundation fundraising. You'll report to the Co-CEOs and work hand-in-hand with our founders, who bring deep relationships, a compelling story, and a track record funders love."

Find the full job description and application instructions below.

Head of Development (Major Gifts & Foundations) - Bright Saver JD (1).pdf

THE TEAM

Serial founders putting mission first

Bright Saver was founded by technology entrepreneurs who have built and scaled companies before, now channeling that experience into decarbonization that pays for itself.

Kevin Chou

Co-Founder. Kevin is a serial entrepreneur who has built several tech startups from the ground up. He has grown companies from zero to $400 million a year in revenue, run organizations of 1,200+ people, and served on several for-profit and nonprofit boards including the Board of Trustees of UC Berkeley.

Hannah Ellis

Campaign & Policy. Hannah Ellis brings a background in sustainability, community-centered technology, and climate justice to their work at Bright Saver. She holds a Master’s of Information Management and Systems from UC Berkeley’s School of Information, where she focused on climate and food systems, agrivoltaics, and community-driven alternatives to incumbent infrastructure — including a capstone project on community networks as alternatives to large private ISPs. Prior to graduate school, she spent three years at BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), leading sustainability and human rights initiatives for global companies.

Diane Tavenner

Board Member. Diane is the CEO of Futre.me, an organization helping young people launch fulfilling lives. She has two decades of non-profit experience, including as Chairperson of the Board at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Minerva University. The co-founder and former CEO of Summit Public Schools, Dianne co-hosts the popular podcast Class Disrupted.

Advisors

Nick Josefowitz

Nick is the CEO of Permit Power, a non-profit working to make it cheap and easy for Americans to power their lives with clean electricity. He also serves as the Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Previously, Nick was Chief of Policy at SPUR and served on the boards of BART, Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC), Water Emergency Transportation Authority.

Paul Rice

Paul is a pioneer in the global fair trade and sustainability movements, with more than four decades of work building models that use business and consumer choice to reduce poverty and protect the planet. In 1998, he founded Fair Trade USA in a one-room warehouse in Oakland, growing it into the leading fair trade certifier in North America and partnering with more than 1,700 brands and retailers to support more responsible global supply chains.

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Reshaping clean energy markets to benefit every American

We are driving the national coalition

Serial founders putting mission first

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