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Ep 117: Vanessa Chan - Chief Commercialization Officer and Director, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Impact
English - July 11, 2024 19:28 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsTechnology Science energy investing business innovation technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep 116: Amy Harder - Executive Editor, Cipher
1. Vanessa’s move to the United States and her early interests in the STEM field, as well as the passion for creation that eventually led to Vanessa being a seller on QVC
2. How Vanessa was introduced to the Department of Energy and began her career there
3. A deep dive into the work of the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and the mission behind it all
4. Innovative things the OTT has done to speed up commercialization, investing in clean energy, and the sometimes missing link that improves the likelihood of success for startups