January Lecture Series: Promethean Power Systems

Join us on Thurs­day, January 22nd, 2015 to hear from Sam White, co-founder and director of Promethean Power Systems, a for-profit business that developed a solar-powered refrigeration system for commercial cold-storage in off-grid and partially electrified areas of developing countries. 

Sam White
Director, Promethean Power Systems Inc. USA

Sam White, along with Sorin Grama, co-founded Promethean Power in Boston back in 2007. One of his proudest moments in his career was to witness the first farmer chill milk in a village in India without using a diesel generator. To help reach this milestone, Sam has used his rich network of business relationships to attack deployment challenges by helping Promethean Power (and its Indian joint venture, Promethean Spenta) seek strategic partners, customers, employees, funding sources and publicity. Previously, Sam worked In Madrid for 5 years with the Institute of Management Resources. He directed Latin American business development for the Boston division of the Economist Intelligence Unit (Economist Group) and was the catalyst for rapid growth and deployment of new business models and technologies in his previous two start-ups, GetConnected and Smartleaf. Sam received his BA from Union College in political science and attended Santa Clara University’s Global Social Benefits Incubator program.