Craig Cornelius
Mr. Cornelius is a Managing Director of Hudson, specializing in solar energy. Mr. Cornelius was Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”), in charge of the Solar Energy Technologies Program, where he led the $1.5 billion "Solar America Initiative" and secured a 240% increase in annual program funding over his tenure. Mr. Cornelius led due diligence on 278 companies in the domestic photovoltaic sector of which 90 were funded, and on 26 companies in the concentrating solar power sector of which 11 were funded. Additionally, Mr. Cornelius led due diligence on over 25 applicants for loan guarantees from the DOE, of which two were selected for full loan guarantees – including a thin film photovoltaic manufacturing company and a utility-scale concentrating solar power plant. Prior to his current position, Mr. Cornelius directed strategic reviews of the DOE's 11 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy programs. Before joining the DOE, Mr. Cornelius served as Program Integration Manager for Development Programs at NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (2003-2005). Mr. Cornelius holds a B.A. from Princeton University, and a M.A. in Science, Technology, and Public Policy from the George Washington University. He was a Henry Luce Foundation Scholar and received the DOE's Special Service Award for his work in creating the Solar America Initiative.
