CleanTech

Steve McBee

Steve is the founder and CEO of McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC, which provides bespoke advisory services, risk mitigation advice, and governmental advocacy on a national scale. McBee Strategic advises Fortune 100 companies, and under Steve’s leadership the Firm has become known for helping renewable energy and clean technology companies navigate Washington and the global capital markets. Steve is a recognized thought leader in Washington, on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley. A former Capitol Hill staff member, he has built a reputation for early identification of global trends in public policy. Hailed by Roll Call in 2009 as one of the most effective players in Washington, Steve has also been recognized as “Best in the Business” for three years running by influential Washington publication The Hill. He attended Western Washington University.

CleanTech

Lawrence D. Burns

Larry joined the VantagePoint Advisory Council following an extensive career at General Motors. From May 1998 to October 2009, Larry served as Corporate Vice President of Research & Development and Planning/Strategic Planning, reporting directly to the CEO/President. There he helped expand GM R&D to a global organization and increased collaboration with universities, governments and energy companies. Previously, he held a wide range of leadership positions in GM operations, including industrial engineering, quality, production control, planning and product program management. Larry is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.), the University of Michigan (MS, MPP) and General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) (BS) and co-author of Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century. He is currently a visiting research professor at the University of Michigan.

“CleanTech offers tremendous opportunity to stimulate sustainable economic growth and VantagePoint is making this opportunity real.”

—Lawrence D. Burns
Senior Advisor

CleanTech

John Woolard

John is CEO of BrightSource Energy, a utility-scale provider of solar power plants. Most recently, he was an Executive-in-Residence at VantagePoint. He was previously at Itron, Inc., and Silicon Energy, a clean energy startup he founded. Prior to that, John held positions at PG&E Energy Services, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Alpine Software, and has served on the boards of numerous clean energy companies. He attended University of Virginia (BA) and the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley (MBA).

“VantagePoint's deep understanding of the fundamental drivers in the energy sector - the need for large capital requirements and the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments - make it an ideal partner in building a successful company in the new energy economy.”

—John Woolard
Senior Advisor

Healthcare

Louis G. Lange, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Lange was a founder of CV Therapeutics and has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since August 1992. Prior to that, he served on the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Lange is internationally recognized as an expert in the field of molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and is the Chair of the Emerging Companies Governing Section. He holds a M.D. from Harvard Medical School and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Harvard University.