Board of Directors

Craig Cornelius, Hudson Clean Energy Partners

Craig Cornelius joined Hudson in January 2008 as a Principal, specializing in solar energy. Mr. Cornelius was Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”), in charge of the Solar Energy Technologies Program, where he led the $1.5 Billion "Solar America Initiative" and secured a 240% increase in annual program funding over his tenure. Mr. Cornelius led due diligence on 278 companies in the domestic photovoltaic sector of which 90 were funded, and on 26 companies in the concentrating solar power sector of which 11 were funded. Additionally, Mr. Cornelius led due diligence on over 25 applicants for loan guarantees from the DOE, of which 2 were selected for full loan guarantees – including a thin film photovoltaic manufacturing company and a utility-scale concentrating solar power plant.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Cornelius directed strategic reviews of the DOE's 11 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs. Before joining the DOE, Mr. Cornelius served as Program Integration Manager for Development Programs at NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (2003 - 2004), an organization that grew to employ over 6,500 employees with an annual technology development budget of $4 billion.

Previously, Mr. Cornelius served terms at the Geoinformatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand, the National Academies of Science and Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates. Mr. Cornelius holds a BA from Princeton University, and an MA in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from the George Washington University. He was a Henry Luce Foundation Scholar and received the DOE's Special Service Award for his work in creating the Solar America Initiative.