The Company

Sunfolding was founded in 2012 with headquarters in Alameda, CA. Sunfolding designs, manufactures and sells balance of system products that offer cost and performance breakthroughs to stakeholders across the solar industry. Currently, Sunfolding’s main product offering is an advanced solar tracker, the Sunfolding T29™ Single-Axis Tracker.

Sunfolding’s team is a blend of top technical talent and accomplished industry executives. Many have successfully launched new products and technologies at companies such as First Solar, SMA America, Kaco, Schletter, and SunPower. Others have developed and built GWs of solar projects at some of the world’s leading developers and IPPs.

Leadership Team

Glen Davis

CEO

Glen Davis joined Sunfolding in January 2021 to lead market share development, revenue and profit growth, and new market expansion. Previously, he served as CEO at RES Americas, a leader in the development and construction of wind, solar, energy storage, and transmission projects in the US, Canada, and Chile; Group Leader at AES Corp., a global independent power producer; and CEO at Agile Energy, a solar project developer. He has served as a board member for the American Wind Energy Association and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council. Glen is a mentor and judge for the ClimateTech & Energy Prize @ MIT, and he recently acted as a mentor for the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Glen holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a mechanical engineering degree from Brown University.

Leila Madrone

CTO & Founder

Leila Madrone builds breakthrough energy technologies using her extensive engineering prowess at the intersection of mechanics, electronics, and software. She has spent the past 15 years developing new energy solutions for grid applications, and, since founding Sunfolding in 2012, has focused on building machines to make solar an unstoppable force in the clean energy transition. An MIT-trained roboticist — Leila received both her bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with a focus on robotics and mechatronics — she has a talent for bringing innovative technology from concept to market in high-tech industries. Leila’s early career included automation for the genomics industry and the commercialization of NASA robotics hardware. She served as Sunfolding’s CEO until August 2017, and now, as CTO, she drives overall company technical excellence and develops impactful solutions for the future grid.

Adam Buckfelder

CFO

Adam Buckfelder joined Sunfolding in May 2021. He has spent the past 12 years as a financial leader focused on energy. He served as CFO of Spruce Finance and worked in the Investment Banking Division of Barclays Capital. He was a Lieutenant in the US Navy, and VP Finance of Oakland Athletics. Adam holds an MBA from Harvard.

Ken Kozicki

COO

Ken joined Sunfolding in January 2022. He has more than 20 years of experience leading divisions and companies with both international and domestic multi-site footprints covering injection molding, metal fabrication/stamping, automotive, and industrial distribution. Previously, he served as President and COO at Masterack, President at Myers Industries – Buckhorn Division where he focused on operational consolidation, outsourcing, and international expansion. Ken has a Masters in engineering and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Wesley Fuller

VP Sales and Strategic Partnerships

Wesley Fuller has deep expertise in forging and managing relationships across key diverse stakeholders, and takes a data-forward approach to delivering lasting value for customers. He was previously Director of Sales for Schneider Electric, where he was responsible for the company’s growth in the Americas region. He has over a decade of solar industry experience, and has delivered equipment into over 3GWs of utility scale projects, including some of the largest projects in North America.

Rahul Chandra

VP Product Management

Rahul has over 15 years of product experience in the clean tech space. Prior to Sunfolding, Rahul held multiple roles at Energy Recovery, Inc. spanning Engineering, Operations and Product/Corporate Development functions giving him deep insight across the entire product lifecycle. He has helped launch and sustain products in the Desalination/Water Treatment and Oil & Gas markets geared toward reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Over the years, he leveraged his experience and skills to teach Product Development and Engineering to graduate and undergraduate students at California State University, East Bay. Rahul holds a B.S in Engineering and an MBA from the Wharton School.