About Us

Dr Overholm was previously a cleantech venture capitalist and an advisor on solar markets to the WWF and the Swedish Government. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge with a thesis on solar diffusion and PPA. He is a member of the International Energy Agency’s PVPS workgroup on solar business models, a former associate with leading global sustainability think tank Stockholm Environment Institute, and a former board member of the Swedish Solar Energy Association.

Richard co-founded Alight in 2013 and has 16 years’ experience working with finance. Prior to Alight, Richard worked at the Swedish PE firm Nordstjernan and Bain & Co.

Warren has over 20 years experience in the energy sector, first as a Partner at McKinsey with a focus on energy, and subsequently as co-founder and CEO of his own renewable energy business, Vireo Energy, operating in Eastern Europe. As COO he leads Alight’s teams responsible for procurement, construction and asset management of all our solar assets, as well as sourcing and developing new solar sites.

Daniel has 11+ years’ experience as a management consultant with focus on new technology and business transformation. Prior to joining Alight he was part of the management team at Capgemini Invent with focus on Industry 4.0 in the automotive & manufacturing sectors. Daniel also has work experience from ABB and projects with focus on smart grid/smart metering.

Johanna is an award-winning communications leader with 13+ years of experience in the field of communications & PR, and prior to Alight she held leading roles at Microsoft, Ericsson and Nordnet.

Mattias is a technology enthusiast and product leader with 13+ years of experience scaling Spotify from hundreds to millions of users.

Nacim has spent the last 14 years building out solar energy, whereas the last +8 years as Head of Asset Management for Sonnedix in France.

Peter is a founder of SolarCity (IPO Nasdaq 2012), one of the largest US solar PPA firms, today merged with Tesla and rebranded as Tesla Energy. Peter also serves as an advisor to ZOLA, a leading African renewable energy firm.

Liisa has experience from providing high-end legal advice at Mannheimer Swartling, the largest top-ranked law firm in the Nordics. She is responsible for optimizing our legal efficiency and ensuring the highest possible level of legal services to our business and our customer projects.

Alexander joined Alight in 2016 to develop a prospecting process for new business opportunities. Since 2017 he manages Alight’s people operations function with responsibility for recruiting and team development. He holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting with a specialization in operations management from Stockholm University.

Youssef has a experience from business development and sales within cleantech and storage. He holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale Marseille in France.

Salomé San Miguel has over 20 years of experience in leading roles and managing projects in the energy and clean tech industry. She holds a MSc in Mining, Energy and Materials Engineering from Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.

Prior to joining Alight, Ellen worked as a management consultant at Capgemini Invent and PwC, mainly within digitalization and financial services. Ellen holds a master’s degree in finance and accounting from Stockholm School of Economics.

Johan works with clients across several industries, but his primary focus lies within telecom, food retail and consumer goods. Johan has 11+ years’ experience as a management consultant in the intersection of technology and business, most recently at Accenture and before that within the Kinnevik Group.

Joar spearheaded Alight’s focus on large corporates and the grid connected business when he joined Alight in 2017. He has 15 years’ experience from financial services, both in leading roles within SEB and EY, as well as from management consulting. Joar also has experience from the energy industry, having previously been a board member at Norrenergi and held positions at Vattenfall and ABB.

Pascal works with large corporates to deploy Behind the Meter solar sites across Europe. He has 11+ years’ experience from management consultancy, mainly in the financial services industry. He also has business development experience from developing markets in southern Africa and the Middle East.

Samuel has +12 years’ experience from banking and financial structuring, as well as co-founding a fintech company and a real estate fund. Samuel holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from CUNEF and is currently doing an Executive MBA at IESE Business School.