George Ashton III

CEO — Candide Group

George has over 17 years of experience in renewable energy finance and development. In 2008, he was Co-Founder of Sol Systems, a renewable energy investment firm that has deployed more than $1B into solar asset investments on behalf of multinational banks, insurance companies, and large energy firms in the form of tax equity, debt, and cash equity investments. Initially as CFO and eventually as President of the organization, George worked in the development of more than 1 GW of commercial and utility scale solar projects, creating financing vehicles to fund those projects, and leading a team that managed the renewable commodities they produced. While at Sol Systems George served as Chairman of the Board of Grid Alternatives (mid-Atlantic chapter), was appointed by Senator O’Malley to the Maryland Clean Energy Center where he served as Board Chair also and is currently a member of the board of the Nature Conservancy.