Chase Weir is an inventor and pioneer in energy, research, education, and communication technologies. He has launched successful, market-leading, and defining platforms in audience management, collaborative learning, entertainment science, new media, and clean energy—leading >$2B in capital formation and closing over $500 million in transactions as a principal owner.

Having held CEO and Chairman roles for 25+ years, Chase has been a retained advisor to global investment funds, Fortune 50 companies, and US presidential campaigns. He launched the Earthshot Foundation in 2008, established his fourth venture, Distributed Sun, in 2009, formed truSolar in 2012, beEdison in 2014, and incubated trucurrent in 2022.  

As the CEO of Distributed Sun, Chase has delivered promised yields across 10+ clean energy investment companies, operating PV and BESS assets in 17 US states. truSolar was co-founded with DuPont and S&P to standardize development practices and underwriting criteria in the US solar industry. trucurrent designs, deploys, and optimizes microgrid assets to serve new, large-load customer demand for F500 companies, reducing energy risks with economic gains. Earthshot Foundation brings together laureates and leaders in dialogues-to-action on issues challenging our natural planet and human communities.  

Chase earned a BS in Management from UNC and interdisciplinary honors at the University of Memphis. He is a multiple-time grant and scholarship recipient and serial adventurer.

Jeff Weiss cofounded Distributed Sun in 2009 and trucurrent in 2022, and he is executive chairman of both firms. Distributed Sun develops solar power at scale, and trucurrent is a mobility and microgrid business helping enterprises create virtual power plants. An early digital media and commerce entrepreneur and investor, Jeff led companies in media licensing, renewable energy, cyber and physical security, intelligence and corporate fraud mitigation, mission preparedness and training, software development, and transformational management.

In addition to Distributed Sun, he has worked for Picture Network International, CDx, Geoffrey’s Malibu, Vista, TSG, Verisign, ASAP Ventures, AVM Financial Group, and Strategic Planning Associates. Jeff has served on the boards of software and software services companies.

Jeff’s expertise includes guiding enterprises through strategic change, including transitioning from conventional to renewable power; integrating supply chains to focus on environmental attributes; adopting and investing with environmental, social, and governance impact; integrating cyber and digital security into organizational structures; and building teams for social impact.

Jeff graduated from Cornell University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the trustee council of Cornell, on the boards of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy and the Washington Hebrew Congregation, and on the council of the American Council on Renewable Energy Leadership. He has also held leadership positions with the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Business Executives for National Security, the Solar Energy Finance Advisory Council’s Council for the Solar Energy Industry Association, the Aspen Institute’s Socrates Program, the Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization, the Shenandoah National Park Trust, and the Washington National Opera.