Richard Bourgeois is the Associate Director for Innovation Partnerships at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), working to build and sustain innovation ecosystems that accelerate the adoption of clean energy technologies. He previously managed Innovation’s Commercialization portfolio and led NYSERDA’s efforts to establish the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium. Prior to joining NYSERDA Richard worked as a research engineer, earning over twenty U.S. patents for advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, hydrogen electrolysis and grid-scale energy storage. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State with an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute a