Gordon M. Boyd
Gordon Boyd, President of EnergyNext and founding partner, employs a background as a strategic planner and consultant to identify the leading edge opportunities in the marketplace that keep EnergyNext clients "one step ahead" of the competition. Mr. Boyd monitors changing market and regulatory conditions to assess how consumers can take best advantage of energy procurement opportunities.

Experience
Partner, EnergyNext, Inc., 1988 - Created strategies to assist clients in developing technical and financial approach for modernization of energy and environmental business. Established EnergyNext as a leading energy consulting firm in New York.

Staff, NYS Legislature. Developed energy and environmental programs for Speaker of State Assembly, directed joint Senate-Assembly commission on solid waste management policies.

Chaired Environmental Committee of New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Education
B.A., Hamilton College.

Gene Salerni, Ph.D.
A founding partner of EnergyNext, Gene Salerni's strong technical background in energy and utility systems analysis allows him to identify and secure savings for EnergyNext client groups through his understanding of energy markets and consumption dynamics, as well as the details of applicable utility tariffs.

Experience
Partner, EnergyNext, Inc., 1988 - Assisted clients by developing technical, value-added approaches to unique business challenges.

Staff, NYS Legislature. Developed and managed innovative, computer-based databases to track performance and quality of environmental facilities.

Chaired technical committee of national professional association studying innovative environmental approaches to major public infrastructure challenges.

Education
B.S., State University of New York at Albany, Physics.
M.S., Union College, Science.
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Energy technology and policy.

Lewis C. Cohen, Ph.D.
Lewis C. Cohen, who joined EnergyNext in 1995, has an extensive background in energy systems management and development, which has placed him in the forefront of consultants who have secured savings opportunities for a wide range of clients: industrial, commercial, institutional, municipal and business. He has managed and developed projects for independent municipal and institutional energy users and generators, employing innovative, multi-challenge programs to reduce client risk and deliver savings.

Experience
Professional Associate, EnergyNext, Inc., 1995 - Dr. Cohen has assisted EnergyNext's clients in shaping energy procurement strategies, determining market timing and pricing strategies.

Other consulting. Led team of consultants for City of Philadelphia in multi-project engagement leading to savings of $18 million over four years and $44 million over eight years. Planned and managed City Hall boiler conversion saving municipality $600,000 per year in one building complex. Directed fuel purchase program of 50,000mcf/day for company's 200MW combined cycle facilities.

Education
B.S., State University of New York at Albany, Atmospheric Sciences.
M.S., George Washington University, Energy and Environmental Control Technology.
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Energy Alternatives.