ABOUT US

Treviso Partners is a 100% women-owned and managed business services firm providing business development, marketing, strategic planning and resourcing services for start-ups, businesses in transition, new initiatives and market development programs in the cleantech, sustainability and social impact sectors.
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We also host community events because we believe that meeting and connecting with new people and ideas is good for the world.

Heather and Elena met while at the Center for Sustainable Energy, but also went to the same graduate school at UC San Diego. They share a passion for getting work done.

Certified California Women Business Enterprise #17000561 (CPUC supplier diversity program)

Heather Shepard

As a creative and results-driven business and market development expert, Heather has more than two decades experience working with technology-focused and mission driven enterprises. For the past 9 years, Heather has held several executive roles in the cleantech space including at the Center for Sustainable Energy and OSRAM Sylvania. Her collaborative approach and expertise in developing strategic partnerships and diversified funding strategies have launched and scaled new initiatives, achieved double digit revenue growth and established new markets. She has designed, funded and led cleantech market development programs at the state and national level in clean transportation, distributed generation and energy efficiency. Heather has a M.A from University of California, San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and a B.A. in English Literature from Wesleyan University.
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​https://www.linkedin.com/in/hshepard/

Elena Lucas

 Elena is co-founder of UtilityAPI, a company that automates the process of collecting electricity data for solar, energy storage, and energy management companies. As CEO from 2014-2017, she was responsible for and drove all corporate strategy, business development, recruiting and management of C-suite team, sales, marketing, operations.

​Elena began her career at PG&E, where she worked on low income energy efficiency programs and distributed generation. Forbes named her 30 Under 30 in 2016. 

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