Special Advisor

Ms. Ferris is a Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Hill Partners LLC, a private investment firm focused exclusively in the Green Technology sector. Blue Hill has built an investment portfolio around energy and material efficiency technologies, and services for application in commercial and industrial buildings.  The portfolio includes companies with technologies and services related to reducing the costs of lighting, air conditioning, monitoring and control and providing cost effective solutions for on-site power generation.

Ms. Ferris has 24 years of experience in building and financing green technology companies and projects. She has had principal roles as an investor, technology and equipment provider, financial advisor and as a project developer. Ms. Ferris’ project experience includes energy efficiency and on-site generation projects, biomass and agricultural waste fired energy projects, industrial waste disposal facilities, waste-coal fired power plants, geothermal, and hydroelectric projects. Ms. Ferris was a senior founding executive of Reading Energy Company where she managed financial transactions totaling over $500 million. Ms. Ferris was a major shareholder and Director of Business Development for Energy Products of Idaho, a combustion technology firm specializing in the conversion of a wide variety of solid waste material. Ms. Ferris has held numerous board positions and is currently on the board of Princeton Energy Systems and Aircuity, Inc.  She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences in the US and Europe. Ms. Ferris is a member of the Advisory Board of the Pennsylvania Green Growth Partnership, the National Wildlife Federation Business Council and the Cleantech Venture Network.  Ms. Ferris is also on the board of Philadelphia Outward Bound. She holds a B.A. from Reed College and an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in Energy Management and Policy.