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Scott Brown has more than 20 years of entrepreneurial management experience leading start-up service and energy companies. After consulting with Bain & Company in the early 1980s, he joined the founding management team of First Solar in 1988, one of the first thin film photovoltaic manufacturers in the U.S. and now a leading solar technology provider. He left First Solar in 1989 to become President and CEO of Glasstech Solar, Inc, a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment for the photovoltaic industry. During his tenure, Glasstech established several world records for thin film photovoltaic efficiency. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Mr. Brown consulted extensively with state agencies on renewable energy policy, with solar technology and module component companies on strategy and new business development, and with private equity firms on clean energy investments. In 2004, Mr. Brown co-founded New Energy Capital and has led all aspects of company formation, deal origination, execution and portfolio management. He is the co-founder and practice leader of the infrastructure practice at VantagePoint Venture Partners. Mr. Brown is a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the founder of Sustainable Energy for Development, Inc. He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. | 