Lauren Flanagan, CEO and Co-founder, Sesame Solar
A lifelong entrepreneur, Lauren Flanagan is an early SaaS pioneer who worked with Steve Jobs at NeXT as a leading NeXT software developer. After witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, she was inspired to start her 5th company, Sesame Solar, makers of the world’s first 100% renewable Mobile Nanogrid. Using solar, battery storage and green hydrogen, Sesame’s Mobile Nanogrids generate an independent loop of clean mobile power and can be quickly deployed to provide power to communities impacted by disaster, or operations requiring off-grid power, ensuring energy resiliency. Set up by 1 person in <15 minutes and a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel generators, Sesame’s Nanogrids can be used to power medical centers, communication hubs, military operations, clean water stations, EV charging and more.