Sarah Cowan

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Sr. VP of Product Development and Ops at Rhombus Power Inc.

Palo Alto, California, United States

Overview

Dr. Sarah Cowan is the Sr. VP of Product Development and Ops at Rhombus Power. She leads teams in creating AI-powered predictive decision-making systems for the national security, climate, and energy sectors. Her background includes a Ph. D. in Materials Science from UC Santa Barbara and research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

With a unique educational background combining a BS in both Physics and English from Cal Poly, Sarah brings an interdisciplinary perspective to solving complex problems. She is focused on designing sophisticated, cognitively complex solutions that feel intuitive and simple to the end-user, blending deep science with effective communication.

As a SunShot Fellow, she developed and studied efficient recombination layers for organic multijunction photovoltaics.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Enthusiastic

Believer

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

AI for Security
Leads product development for AI platforms that provide predictive decision support to the U. S. government and its allies for national security.
Decision Intelligence
Focuses on designing systems that accelerate and improve high-stakes decision-making for complex challenges in security, climate, and energy.
Renewable Energy
Conducted postdoctoral research on organic solar cells as a SunShot Fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Media Appearances

Sarah has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Sr. VP of Product Development and Ops at Rhombus Power Inc.
11-2021 - 8-2024
Vice President Operations at Rhombus Power Inc.
12-2020 - 8-2024
Director Of Product Development at Rhombus Power Inc.
4-2017 - 12-2020
Member Of Technical Staff at Rhombus Power
10-2011 - 10-2013
SunShot Fellow, EERE at National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Education

2005 - 2011
Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara
2000 - 2005
BS from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Sarah

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