Board Member at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Washington, District Of Columbia
Co-founder @ Echo Networks product manager, software developer, recruiter From 1999 to 2000 (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaExecutive Chairman @ Dandelion (Home Geothermal) Dandelion is a home geothermal company that spun out of Alphabet's X in 2017. We build and install geothermal systems for residential customers that are cheaper, healthier, and more energy efficient than anything...
Co-founder @ Echo Networks product manager, software developer, recruiter From 1999 to 2000 (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaExecutive Chairman @ Dandelion (Home Geothermal) Dandelion is a home geothermal company that spun out of Alphabet's X in 2017. We build and install geothermal systems for residential customers that are cheaper, healthier, and more energy efficient than anything out there. Our initial market is the 6M (!) homes in the Northeast stuck on propane and heating oil. Dandelion has been covered in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNN, FastCompany, Engadget, TechCrunch, Greentech Media, and more. Interested in our systems? Visit dandelionenergy.com. Greater New York City AreaOwner @ Spice House, LLC The Spice House is the leading purveyor of quality spices to discerning gourmands. We were founded in 1957 on the dockyards of Milwaukee, the terminus of the great Atlantic maritime spice routes. Our exclusive global network of producers, built up over 60 years in the trade, gives us access to the very best spices for every cuisine. We grind, sift, blend and package fresh spices every day, with direct delivery from our warehouse. This all means we offer the freshest, highest quality spices, with the broadest selection and at lower prices than anywhere else online or in-store. For the serious cook there is only one serious choice: The Spice House. www.thespicehouse.com. Greater Chicago AreaCEO @ Opower Opower (NYSE:OPWR), now part of Oracle Utilities, is the global leader in cloud-based software for the utility industry. Through a unique combination of data analytics and behavioral science, Opower helps the world's largest utilities transform their customer experience and help consumers save energy.Opower has been named a Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer, EURELECTRIC’s Company of the Year, and among the 20 fastest growing tech companies in North America. Today, Opower's client base includes more than 100 utilities across the globe, reaching more than 50 million homes and businesses and warehousing trillions of meter reads. Opower has saved enough energy to power a city of 1 million people for over a year. From March 2007 to February 2017 (10 years) Washington D.C. Metro AreaBoard Member @ Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. We combine the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild. Washington DC-Baltimore AreaInvestor + Advisor @ Various startups I have been an investor and advisor to various startups over the past decade. Companies that are going strong: Juvo, Udemy, Grove Collaborative, Lovevery, Peak Dental, Last Energy, In Class Today, SpeakApp, Bridge International Academies, Gallop, Clarity Surgical, Atlas Lane, Shouk, BabelHealth, Consero.Companies that have exited: Flixster, Avid Pharmaceuticals, HomeZen, Crowdflower. CEO @ Edusoft Edusoft was an educational software startup providing one of the world’s first enterprise SaaS platforms. Dan and his co-founder led the company from inception to national success with millions of students and recognized leadership in the market. Dan is credited with the technical design of Edusoft’s novel paper-to-web scanning solution that consequently transformed the educational testing market. Houghton Mifflin acquired Edusoft in 2004 for ~$40M. From December 2000 to January 2005 (4 years 2 months) San Francisco Bay Area
Echo Networks
Co-founder
1999 to 2000
San Francisco Bay Area
Dandelion (Home Geothermal)
Executive Chairman
Greater New York City Area
Spice House, LLC
Owner
Greater Chicago Area
Opower
CEO
March 2007 to February 2017
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Board Member
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Various startups
Investor + Advisor
Edusoft
CEO
December 2000 to January 2005
San Francisco Bay Area
What company does Dan Yates work for?
Dan Yates works for Echo Networks
What is Dan Yates's role at Echo Networks?
Dan Yates is Co-founder
What industry does Dan Yates work in?
Dan Yates works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Dan Yates's colleagues?
Dan Yates's colleagues are Kathy Hannun, and James Quazi
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