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Praveen Kathpal

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📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Praveen is a clean energy executive and advisor focused on market strategy for companies in the energy, data center, and carbon management sectors. A University of Virginia MBA graduate, he previously led ventures in EV adoption and energy storage at The AES Corporation and Fluence, reflecting his dedication to business growth and decarbonization.

Outside of his primary professional roles, Praveen is deeply engaged in community and policy leadership. He has served on Alexandrias Climate Task Force, participated in the University of Virginias Political Leaders Program, and was recently named to the Board of Directors for the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI).

Praveen holds a patent for a method of controlling electricity storage to manage grid frequency.

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Current Role
Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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Energy Storage
A core theme of his career, from his early work at AES to his leadership at Fluence. He also holds a patent related to energy storage control.
Data Center Power
His current advisory work focuses on the data center sector, and he frequently posts about the challenges and opportunities of powering AI growth with clean energy.
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Career

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Advisor
Self-employed
AES Next
The AES Corporation
CEO
Motor
Market Applications
Fluence
AES Energy Storage
AES
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Education
2014 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Political Leaders Program (PLP)
University of Virginia
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