Zapata immigrated from Colombia, was raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Zapata is a strong believer that solar can do more if we’re intentional about the communities where we invest and is eager to tap into the economic power of more companies as they seek to tackle their carbon footprint and strive for an equitable clean energy transition. She’s now helping companies reach their net-zero and other climate goals with tangible climate action that ensures that the environmental, health, and economic benefits of new solar projects reach American communities getting left behind. Zapata made a career in crisis communications and reputation management having worked in Congress, political campaigns, and Uber. Laura Zapata is the CEO and co-founder of Clearloop, a Nashville-based startup that helps companies of all sizes-from established companies like Intuit to innovative startups like Rivian-cut their carbon footprint and expand access to clean energy in the United States. Pradeep holds an MBA from University of North Carolina and an M.S in Mechanical Engineering from University of Alabama. Prior to joining John Hancock, he was at Competitive Power Ventures where he helped develop and finance about 1,000MW of renewable energy and gas fired power projects. At Credit Suisse, he was involved in M&A advisory and financing assignments for various power sector clients. After graduating from business school in 2006, he joined Credit Suisse’s power & utilities investment banking group. Pradeep has worked in the infrastructure sector since 2006, as an investor, developer, and a financial advisor. Over the last ten years with John Hancock, Pradeep has led investments in infrastructure equity and public/ private/ project finance debt of over $5 billion. He joined John Hancock / Manulife in 2012 and is responsible for origination, execution and asset management of investments in various infrastructure sectors. Killamsetty is a Managing Director in Manulife’s infrastructure investment group. I’m not saying that this is unique to the military, but I would say that the majority of folks in the military will definitely look at a challenge and say, this is something that we as a team shall overcome.” Veterans tend to see challenges as something they need to overcome, not as something that shuns them away from getting to the desired solution.
I think that adaptability kind of lends itself to adversity. You bring in some unique perspectives, somebody that’s not afraid to speak up, but is tactful about it, then you really can have some good discussion on direction down the road… They may not have the years of experience, but the solar industry is constantly evolving, right? So, years of experience could potentially lead you down a rabbit hole in a different direction from where the actual path of solar is going to be in the next five years. And that’s where you really get that synergy just by entrusting veterans to really come onto a team and embrace the culture, but also offer some unique perspective.
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