Brad Harkavy is the Vice President of Grid Strategy at Oracle Energy and Water, where he leads Oracle’s Grid product and business strategy. Oracle helps utilities serve 550 million energy and water customers worldwide. Brad joined Oracle after he managed the sale of LiveData Utilities (where he was the President) to Oracle. Brad is a frequent speaker on managing Distributed Energy Resources. Through his executive positions, consulting, and public and private board positions, he has successfully accelerated ideas and technology into innovative products and services for over 25 companies. Brad actively mentors start-ups through Cleantech Open, TechStars, MassChallenge, and MIT Clean Energy Prize programs.