Thomas Jensen has helped create several new enterprises that use technology to address important problems in energy, environment, manufacturing and supply chain. He currently is a practice director at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a Fortune 500 company that is one of the largest business consulting and technology firms in the U.S. He co-leads a global practice in sustainability. Tom leads initiatives and engagements in the utility, oil and gas and telecommunication sectors. He is currently advising the California California Energy Commission on Transportation Sustainability Metrics around alternative energy and fuel choices and leading a project for the California Public Utilities Commission to advise the agency and utilities on a strategy for locally based energy efficiency programs. He is leading a multi-year engagement for AT&T that addresses sustainability, asset management and clean fuels strategy, advising the Bank of America on sustainable business practices, and is a senior business strategist developing a climate change focused business strategy for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, an innovative mid-market utility with the largest solar program in the U.S. Tom also is developing business plans and strategies for several industrial and information technology businesses. Over his 20-year career, Tom founded two software ventures to advance clean manufacturing and consulted for several other new enterprises including manufacturing and supply chain companies, online supply chain and environmental commerce marketplaces, personal computer manufacturers, green packaging manufacturers, water filtration companies, and utility energy efficiency services. He has also developed strategic alliances for leading technology companies, co-founded nationally and internationally recognized clean manufacturing and energy public-private partnerships, and has assisted more than 50 large companies in the U.S. and abroad develop business plans, marketing alliances, or to apply innovative strategies and technologies. Tom served as a founder and vice president at Formatics Technologies, Inc., a venture-backed enterprise software company designed to accelerate clean manufacturing that was spun-off from SAIC in 2001. Tom has taught and lectured in venture design courses at the University of California at Berkeley, has lectured in engineering at Stanford University and has served as a judge and mentor in business plan competitions at UC Berkeley and Stanford University. He earned a BA in economics from University of California at Los Angeles and an MA from the Claremont Graduate University.

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