Sam Arons

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VP, Energy & Sustainability at Beale Infrastructure

Oakland, California, United States

Overview

Sam Arons is a seasoned executive in energy and sustainability, currently serving as VP at Beale Infrastructure. His career is highlighted by co-leading Google to 100% renewable energy and founding Lyfts sustainability program, driving their 2030 100% EV commitment. He earned his MS in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley after a BA in Physics from Williams College.

Outside of his professional focus on decarbonization, Sam enjoys hiking, biking, skiing, and traveling. He is active in the environmental community, having served in leadership roles for several environmental and cleantech organizations. He has a particular interest in supporting community-led sustainability initiatives and enjoys a good palindrome.

Unique fact: His first job after college was teaching math in Morocco.

Personality Overview

Fast But Wary

Generally Skeptic

Features Driven

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Data Center Sustainability
As VP of Energy & Sustainability at Beale Infrastructure, he is focused on sourcing carbon-free energy for new gigascale data center projects.
EV Infrastructure
He has held leadership roles at multiple EV charging infrastructure startups (Gage Zero, TeraWatt) focused on electrifying commercial and heavy-duty fleets.
Renewable Energy
Co-led the initiative that made Google the world's largest non-utility purchaser of renewable energy, achieving 100% renewable energy for the company.

Media Appearances

Sam has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
VP, Energy & Sustainability at Beale Infrastructure
1-2025
Advisor at Cache Energy
10-2022 - 9-2025
Advisor at QScale
3-2023 - 7-2024
VP, Business Operations & Strategy at Gage Zero
12-2021 - 9-2022
VP, Partnerships & Structuring at TeraWatt Infrastructure

Education

2005 - 2007
MS from University of California, Berkeley
2000 - 2004
BA from Williams College

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Insights For Selling To Sam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sam is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sam

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sam move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Sam take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Sam

Personality Compatibility


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