ABOUT VOLTA

Dr. Chamberlain is a proven leader with a long record of industrial product R&D and commercialization success in energy, integrated circuit, and water treatment technology. Dr. Chamberlain’s industrial experience is complemented by his ten years leading the energy storage initiatives at Argonne National Laboratory. In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, Jeff led the effort to successfully transfer advanced battery technology from Argonne to LG Chem, BASF, General Motors, Toda Kogyo, General Electric, and others. Dr. Chamberlain also led the team that was awarded $120 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced energy storage technologies for transportation and the grid, through a U.S. consortium of innovators from MIT across the country to Berkeley and Stanford. Jeff received his Ph.D. in the Physical Chemistry of Surfaces from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dr. Schroeder has focused his career on applying science to the development of profitable product manufacturing and answering technical questions posed by industry. His diverse technical experience ranges from the understanding of problems in materials science to product development and the building of working systems. He has taken multiple products and processes from early concept to successful commercial launch and volume manufacturing in the specialty chemical and semiconductor manufacturing industries. He has served in a wide variety of environments, including technology startups, mid-size and large corporations, national laboratories, and academia. Dr. Schroeder has also worked as an independent consultant for new technology development efforts, energy efficiency standards development, and analysis of the viability of new energy technologies. Dave received his Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Mr. Sodaro has 30 years of progressive operational and project management experience— both in the Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system and as a business owner. At Argonne, Mike provided operations and project management support to Jeff Chamberlain to the launch of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science. Mike has proven expertise in the management of large complex projects, nuclear operations, facility management, and support services. His comprehensive knowledge of operational management has led to consistently meeting or exceeding expectations of organizational short- and long-term financial, strategic, and operational goals. Mike received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois. 

Mr. Moede has over 25 years of finance and investment experience with a deep skill set spanning portfolio management, alternative investments, entrepreneurship, and strategy consulting. Most recently, Mr. Moede was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Advanced Alpha Strategies at William Blair Investment Management. Prior to that, Jason had portfolio management roles at two hedge funds: TradeLink, LLC and Constellation Investment Group (co-founded by Mr. Moede). He has also served in a consulting capacity at Boston Consulting Group’s ValueScience Center and in a finance role at a subsidiary of Bechtel Enterprises. Mr. Moede started his career as an economist in the antitrust department of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Carleton College. 

Mr. Rochman has nearly a decade of investing experience across a number of industries. He is currently Managing Director & CIO of GBR Consulting where he manages credit-oriented portfolios for high net worth individuals. Prior to founding GBR Consulting, Mr. Rochman held roles in investment banking, a publicly traded credit/equity fund, turnaround & restructuring, and financial planning & analysis. Michael holds bachelor’s degrees in accountancy and finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

Mr. Stretch has over 20 years of alternative investment operations experience. He co-founded and served as COO for Covered Finance, a healthcare specialty finance company; there he designed a complex platform of operational processes and technology integrations to facilitate the business model he helped develop. Most recently Lew served as Director – Investment Manager Services PMO at SEI Investments. Prior to that he led a consulting team that assisted Fintech companies with customized risk management software implementations, served as Head of Operational Due Diligence at William Blair and Director of Operations for Brandywine Asset Management. Lew holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration – Accounting from Millersville University and has earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.

Dr. Rodby is a recent graduate from MIT, having completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering. Her dissertation, performed under Professor Brushett, is titled “Bringing Redox Flow Batteries to the Grid: Techno-economic Modeling for Chemistry-Informed Design of Redox Flow Batteries.” During her PhD, she developed an array of research skills including lab work, techno-economic modeling, and supply chain analyses, all focused on electrochemical energy storage technologies. Further, her research was oriented toward bolstering deployment opportunities for these systems, considering the technical and economic factors needed to transition nascent technologies to successful, long-term commercialization and operation. Outside of this field, she is also versed in and actively organizing around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics in various spaces. At Volta, Dr. Rodby works as a technical analyst performing due diligence on prospective companies and executing broader techno-economic analyses to drive investment approaches.

Mr. Lee has more than 20 years of industry and consulting experience focused on operations improvement. He has expertise in multiple industries, including energy, high technology, and industrial. In addition to Volta, Edmund works as a Director at AlixPartners a global management consulting firm. He worked at Exelon Corporation in Strategic Supply, Corporate Strategy and Business Operations. He also represents a Korean battery equipment manufacturer. He began his career as a consultant at A.T. Kearney. Edmund is native speaker of Korean and graduated from Seoul National University and holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.