Danny Kennedy (environmentalist)
Danny Kennedy | |
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| Born | February 24, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States, Australia |
| Education | Bachelor of Science in Human Geography, with Honors. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, activist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Sungevity |
| Title | Managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund |
| Website | Danny Kennedy on Twitter |
Danny Kennedy (born February 24, 1971) is an American clean-technology entrepreneur, environmental activist, and the author of the book Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy—and Our Planet—from Dirty Energy (2012). Kennedy is managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund, a non-profit dedicated to optimizing the clean energy transition. He co-founded Sungevity, a residential solar power company, and Powerhouse, the primer solar incubator in Oakland. While at Sungevity, Kennedy won a Planet Forward Innovator of the Year award from the PBS program Planet Forward.