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As Global Chief Technology Officer, Danielle leads Qcells’ research and development for advanced solar products and complete energy solutions. She is focused on accelerating the company’s efforts to enhance technology capability as it embarks on building the United States’ first vertically integrated solar supply chain.

Prior to this role, Danielle led technical efforts in GE Renewable Energy to develop differentiated products and services across the broadest renewable energy portfolio in the industry, including onshore wind, offshore wind, solar PV, batteries, hydro and grid solutions. She has been a consistent champion for sustainability and diversity and is a regular speaker on Energy Transition topics.
Danielle was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2021. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University. Danielle leads the National Academy of Engineering’s Energy Working Group and serves on the NAE President’s Business Advisory Committee. She also is on the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Advisory Council, co-chairs the National Research Roundtable (GUIPRR), and serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech.