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Chelsea Turner

Questioner · DISC type c
Director, Strategic Procurement at EDF Renewables North America
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Chelsea Turner is the Director of Strategic Procurement at EDF Renewables, where she specializes in energy storage. She was the companys first battery-focused commercial hire in the US. Her background combines renewable energy transactions with investment banking experience from her time at Citi, supported by an MBA from Cornell University.

Describing herself as an "energy nerd with great passion for the environment, " Chelseas interest in the clean energy sector was sparked during extensive international travel. She relates the collaborative skills she learned from playing soccer to her approach in business negotiations, focusing on achieving common goals with multiple teams.

She once quit her job and traveled solo for a year through South America, Eastern Europe, and Fiji.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director, Strategic Procurement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Chelsea shows up

Price-Sensitive
Systematic
Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Priorities

Topics Chelsea cares about

Energy Storage Deals
Her specific focus at EDF Renewables is leading strategic procurement and negotiations for innovative energy storage technology and transactions.
Clean Energy Finance
Her career includes investment banking in a Power and Utilities group and leading M&A activities and asset sales for solar developers.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Director, Strategic Procurement
EDF Renewables North America
3-2021 - 7-2022
Associate Director, Strategic Procurement
EDF Renewables North America
6-2018 - 3-2021
Manager, Strategic Procurement
EDF Renewables North America
6-2017 - 8-2017
Investment Banking Associate
Citi
12-2015 - 12-2016
Senior Manager, Business Development
Solar Frontier
In the press

Media appearances

40 Under 40 – 2020 (featuring Chelsea Turner, Director, Strategic Procurement, EDF Renewables North America). Featured in Wind & Marine Futures (PDF publication)
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of California, Davis
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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