Management

William Ambrose, President and Founder

President and founder of Emerging Energy Research (EER), Mr. Ambrose has an extensive background in industry research, strategic consulting, and venture capital in the energy and telecommunications industries. Prior to establishing EER, Mr. Ambrose was founder of Pyramid Research, a research and advisory company in the telecommunications industry that was acquired by The Economist Group in 1997. Mr. Ambrose received his MBA from Columbia University, and he holds a BA in Economics and African Studies from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He is based in EER's Cambridge, Massachusetts office.

Todd Allmendinger, Director of Consulting

Mr. Allmendinger is a founding member of EER and, as Managing Director of EER's Consulting Services and European practice, he is based in Barcelona. His experience includes leading knowledge management and research services at DiamondCluster Consulting (now Diamond Management & Technology) in Barcelona, working on strategic consulting assignments at Braun Consulting, and serving as Director of Research at Pyramid Research. Prior to that he spent eight years in the United States Navy. Mr. Allmendinger has a Master's degree from The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and is conversational in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

Jonathan Dower, Director of Strategy and Development

Mr. Dower is EER's Director of Strategy and Development, responsible for building new client service capabilities and enhancing EER's advisory services , and for directing EER's corporate marketing, website, and identity evolution. With a twenty-five year career in information and communications technology research, Mr. Dower brings extensive experience in successfully building companies and services that help businesses, governments, and non-governmental groups more effectively use technology research. Before joining EER, he served as Senior Consultant with Vital Wave Consulting directing project work in developing countries and, before that, he spent six years developing technology exchange relationships between US, Japanese, and Polish telecommunications firms. He has served as Chief Operating Officer of CG/LA, Vice President of Research at Current Analysis, Inc., and Vice President at Pyramid Research. Mr. Dower holds a MS in Development Psychology from Wheelock College and a BS degree, also in Development Psychology, from the University of Maryland. He is based in Cambridge.

Keith Hays, Director of Research

Mr. Hays, a partner and Research Director, is based in Barcelona where he heads EER’s Europe Wind Energy advisory services. Since joining EER in 2003, he has provided strategic analysis and recommendations to leading players in the energy industry with a focus on competitive strategy in renewable power generation technologies. Prior to joining EER, Mr. Hays developed market strategies as a consultant at DiamondCluster Consulting (now Diamond Management & Technology), a management consultancy specializing in the technology sector directed European research for Pyramid Research, a telecommunications research and advisory company. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Mr. Hays received his BA from Columbia University.

Marcel van Galen, Director of Sales and Marketing

As Director of Sales and Marketing, Mr. van Galen is responsible for growing and managing EER's worldwide client base. Mr. van Galen has more than 14 years of experience in international business development, sales, and account management for information services, market research, and consulting markets. He began his career at Digital Equipment in The Netherlands and, before joining EER, as EMEA Sales Director, he established and managed the European office for market research firm Pyramid Research. Mr. van Galen is a native speaker of Dutch and is based in EER's Cambridge office.