George Sakellaris

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameresco Inc.

For more than 30 years, Mr. Sakellaris has persevered in the energy industry, working to eliminate regulatory barriers to investing private capital into energy efficiency and renewable initiatives. Mr. Sakellaris is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading North American energy efficiency and renewable energy company, which he founded in 2000. Today, Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, Mass., has 900 employees in 66 offices across North America. Early in his career, Mr. Sakellaris helped establish New England Electric System (NEES) Energy, a company that would promote energy efficiency. Mr. Sakellaris purchased NEES Energy in 1991, renamed it NORESCO and built it into an industry-leading company before selling it to Equitable Resources in 1997. Thereafter, he continued to lead NORESCO and was appointed as a Senior Vice President of Equitable Resources (NYSE:EQT), a Fortune 500 energy company. Mr. Sakellaris earned both M.B.A and M.S.E.E. degrees from Northeastern University and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Maine-Orono. In May 2012, the University of Maine granted him an Honorary Doctorate for his lifetime of achievements. Mr. Sakellaris was the recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 New England, Energy, Cleantech & Natural Resources Award. In 2012, he was named the Worcester Business Journal’s Business Leader of the Year for large businesses and was honored by The Boston Globe for Ameresco’s Globe-100 Top-performing Public Companies #29 ranking.

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John Catsimatidis	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John McCain, Bob Menendez, Harry Reid, John Sarbanes, Zack Space, Fred Upton, Joe Wilson, Paul Sarbanes, Ronald Klink, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Paul Tsongas, Alexander Giannoulias, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Todd Young, Tom Reed, George Demos, Thom Tillis
John F Fish	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Patty Murray, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Joe Kennedy III, Maggie Hassan, Massachusetts Victory Cmte
John W Rowe	John Cornyn, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, John M Shimkus, Fred Upton, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bill Weld, Alexander Giannoulias, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Todd Young, Tom Reed, Thom Tillis
Elaine Schuster	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Ed Perlmutter, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Paul Tsongas, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Massachusetts Victory Cmte
Stewart W Bainum Jr	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Ed Markey, John McCain, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, John Sarbanes, Paul Sarbanes, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Paul Tsongas, Scott P Brown, Tim Scott, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Robert L Beal	Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, John Kerry, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Zack Space, Nicola S Tsongas, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Massachusetts Victory Cmte
Seth Klarman	Jim Clyburn, John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John McCain, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Fred Upton, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Scott P Brown, Marco Rubio, Joe Kennedy III
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Jim Clyburn, John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, John Sarbanes, Paul Sarbanes, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Alexander Giannoulias, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Obama Victory Fund 2012
John W Keith	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Barack Obama, Nicola S Tsongas, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Scott P Brown, Joe Kennedy III, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Massachusetts Victory Cmte
Daniel C Tate Jr	Neil Abercrombie, Jim Clyburn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Richard Neal, Ed Perlmutter, Harry Reid, Zack Space, Fred Upton, Peter Welch, Paul Sarbanes, John Joseph Moakley, Ronald Klink, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Robert M Kargman	Jim Clyburn, John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Paul Tsongas, Scott P Brown, Joe Kennedy III
Norm Brownstein	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Ed Perlmutter, Harry Reid, John Sarbanes, Paul Sarbanes, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Tim Scott
Marc Rowan	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John McCain, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Todd Young, Tom Reed
Leon Black	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Scott P Brown
John R Sasso	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, John Sarbanes, Nicola S Tsongas, Paul Sarbanes, John Joseph Moakley, Ronald Klink, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Paul Tsongas, Joe Kennedy III
Charles A Baker III	Jim Clyburn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, Peter Welch, Paul Sarbanes, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Joe Kennedy III
John P Manning	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joe Kennedy III, Maggie Hassan
Charles Campion	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, Paul Sarbanes, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joe Kennedy III, Maggie Hassan
Debra Ressler Black	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Ed Markey, John McCain, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Scott P Brown
Michael Whouley	Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Stephen F Lynch, Ed Markey, Marty Meehan, Bob Menendez, Patty Murray, Richard Neal, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nicola S Tsongas, Peter Welch, John Joseph Moakley, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joe Kennedy III

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George Sakellaris

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameresco Inc.

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