Cyrus Wadia (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer
Cyrus Wadia, Activate’s new CEO, brings a unique combination of science, business and government credentials and networks. He holds a Masters' Degree and Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley, and Masters and Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering from MIT. He served as project manager at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Most recently, Cyrus was the Director, Worldwide Product Sustainability at Amazon, and previously Vice President of Sustainable Business & Innovation at Nike. Cyrus served in the White House under President Barack Obama as Assistant Director of Clean Energy and Materials R&D, responsible for a $1B initiative defining the cutting edge in materials science and innovation. He was Co-Director and Faculty member of the Haas School of Business Cleantech to Market Initiative and Senior Advisor on Energy & Manufacturing for McKinsey & Company.