Eric Byington

American-Made Network Lead

NREL

Eric is the American Made Network Lead at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) where he leads a community of more than 400 organizations dedicated to leading clean energy efforts and innovation through prizes, training, teaming, and mentoring, connecting the nation’s entrepreneurs and innovators to America’s national labs and the private sector. Eric has worked with startups and in the entrepreneurial support space for more than 10 years, previously supporting efforts through the Microsoft for Startups Social Enterprise Program, as the Director of Entrepreneurship at a regional economic development firm and as the Managing Director of a venture studio that worked with serial entrepreneurs as they started impact focused businesses.

 

Eric Byington

American-Made Network Lead

NREL

Eric is the American Made Network Lead at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) where he leads a community of more than 400 organizations dedicated to leading clean energy efforts and innovation through prizes, training, teaming, and mentoring, connecting the nation’s entrepreneurs and innovators to America’s national labs and the private sector. Eric has worked with startups and in the entrepreneurial support space for more than 10 years, previously supporting efforts through the Microsoft for Startups Social Enterprise Program, as the Director of Entrepreneurship at a regional economic development firm and as the Managing Director of a venture studio that worked with serial entrepreneurs as they started impact focused businesses.