Akif Ahmad

Strategy and Business Development

Clean Tech

United States, Europe

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Senior Vice President - Deputy CFO

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Clean Tech: Corporate Development

Types of Clean Tech: Solar, Wind

3. Current Employer:

Neovia Logistics

4. Previous Employers:

TechnipFMC, Ernst & Young

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

Started to work in the industry right after my graduation.

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

I'd like to see the entrepreneurs who are taking a huge risk succeed.

Okay, now for some fun things about Akif…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

8. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)? Don’t be shy! Give ‘em to us.

9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be .

transporting myself to a different place..

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a when I grew up.

Lawyer

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be .

Running a beach bar

12. My favorite song is by .

"Sweet Child of Mine"

13. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd .

Beach bar

14. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is .

Just don't F$*%k it up.