Michael Polsky

Founder and CEO, Invenergy LLC

Michael Polsky is the founder, President and CEO of Invenergy. Invenergy specializes in developing and owning various power generation reserves with an emphasis on renewable resources. With nearly 30 years of experience in the energy industry, he is widely recognized as a pioneer and an industry leader in the cogeneration and independent power industry in North America. Prior to forming Invenergy in 2001, Polsky founded SkyGen Energy, in 1991, where he built one of the most successful teams in the independent energy industry. Because of his education, experience and expertise, he writes and lectures regularly on industry topics.

In 2002, Polsky endowed a center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, which is named after him. He currently chairs the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board, University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Polsky holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a MSME degree from Kiev Polytechnic Institute.