Richard Bourgeois is Assistant Director for Innovation Partnerships at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), working to advance climate technology markets and ecosystems in New York State. He previously led Innovation’s Commercialization program portfolio and served as Principal Investigator for NYSERDA’s project with the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium. Prior to joining NYSERDA Richard held a number of roles over many years at General Electric, earning over twenty U.S. patents for his work on solid oxide fuel cells, hydrogen electrolysis and grid-scale energy storage. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State with a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an undergraduate degree in engineering from Boston University.