Joley Michaelson

Founder and CEO
The Sun Company

Joley Michaelson founded The Sun Company to accelerate the clean energy transition through innovative, best-in-class technology and an industry-redefining business model. As the CEO of the first solely woman-owned national renewable energy company and a former Tesla executive, Michaelson is building the energy ecosystem of the future around the globe.

Under her leadership, TSC has over 20+ patents on best-in-class renewable technologies, such as advanced flow battery technology that reduces reliance on rare earth minerals and Independent Renewable Energy Power Plants (I-REPP™). The Sun Company meets escalating energy demand for critical sectors, including data and cloud infrastructure, vertical agriculture, food storage, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Michaelson, a frequent speaker on the future of energy and values-based business practices, has shared insights with industry leaders from Google and Oracle to Sierra Club Foundation and Morningstar. Her ‘Bottom-Line Plus’ business model prioritizes people and planet, balancing the needs of all stakeholders for sustainable and substantial long-term growth.