Career and Personal Growth

<p>How do you work your way up?  We sit down with an analyst from Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group and the winner of the JEDI Champion Award, Miles Braxton. He shares his diverse career path which crosses entrepreneurship and science along with his experiences in building relationships.</p><p>~ ~ ~</p><p>Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Miles Braxton serves as an analyst at Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group, where he coordinates risk management for over 1,000 commercial solar assets, totaling over 1.3 GW and $2 Billion in equity deployment. In his role, he also acts as the resident expert for GSRP’s proprietary renewable energy asset management software.</p><p>Formerly an associate on Sol Customer Solutions’ (SCS) Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solar and battery storage business development team, Miles investigated and engaged potential clients in emerging solar markets, in addition to leading SCS’ B2B proposal generation in select markets across the country. This entails conducting early-stage project financial analysis, designing solar arrays, and conducting market research.</p><p>Prior to his work at Sol, Miles completed a renewable energy fellowship at ITility, where he conducted chemical analysis and project management for an animal waste to energy contract. While studying Environmental Science at UVA, Miles researched photonics and perovskite solar cells. Continuing his education, Miles completed a year-long certificate in Financing and Deploying Clean Energy through the Yale Center of Business and Environment (CBEY) in May 2020. He was recently awarded the Leadership in Green Power Education from the EPA and CRS and the JEDI Champion Award from CELI for his efforts in diversifying the clean energy candidate pool.</p><p>~ ~ ~</p><p>Support the show on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/norlund" target="_blank"><strong>@norlund</strong></a></p><p>Check out more details about the show at <a href="https://www.chrisnorlund.com/podcast" target="_blank">chrisnorlund.com/podcast</a></p><p>Follow on Twitt