Speakers

Nick Rancis leads work on transformative innovation with National Grid and National Grid Partners. Nick has over a decade of experience in corporate innovation and venture creation, bringing new and often difficult energy-related technologies into the marketplace. Before joining National Grid Partners, Nick served as Director of Commercial Operations at Ginkgo Bioworks, managing Ginkgo’s spin-off companies in the energy and sustainability sectors. Before his time at Ginkgo Bioworks, Nick served as Director and Lead of Fraunhofer USA’s open innovation, startup validation, and scouting platform. While there he focused on incubating and evaluating dozens of early-stage energy technologies in partnership with Fortune 500 corporate clients including Shell, Exxon, PG&E, NYSERDA, and Toyota. Nick began his career as a co-founder of two venture funded cleantech companies focused in the water, mining and energy sectors.