Nina Axelson is the Founder and President of Grid Catalyst, a Minnesota-based energy accelerator on a mission to bring energy innovation to the market faster. We connect startups to strategic pilot partnerships, project support, and seed funding to demonstrate their technologies in the real world. Before launching Grid Catalyst, Axelson was the Vice President of Sustainability at Ever-Green Energy and has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in energy, business, and public-private partnerships. She earned a B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Science from the University of Minnesota.