As co-founder and CEO at muGrid Analytics, Amy Simpkins solves wicked problems at the intersection of energy technology and economics using math and modeling. muGrid provides bankable techno-economic analysis, optimized control, and project development of renewable energy, energy storage, and microgrids to maximize economic return, increase energy resilience, and promote energy equity in the US and around the world. Amy is also an internationally recognized speaker on innovation and iterative development for entrepreneurs. She is the author of Spiral: A Catalyst for Innovation and Expansion and host of the Power Flow Podcast, which amplifies diverse voices in the energy revolution (launching September 2021). Prior to muGrid, Amy designed and operated spacecraft as a Systems Engineer with Lockheed Martin. Her technical expertise includes system and software architecture, system-level performance modeling, and design tradespace analysis. Amy holds an MS in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an SB in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a messy chef, a world traveler, a taekwondo green belt, a vocal music minor, a mom to three curious innovators, and a tough cookie in the Colorado backcountry.

"The best way to predict the future is to design it." ~R. Buckminster Fuller

"Anyone who is fortunate enough to have (or have had) some Amy in their life knows I’m not exaggerating when I say she’s brilliant. It’s no wonder she’s always chased the stars; she belongs among her kind. Amy talks are like tonic for the soul. She makes you love yourself, and believe in yourself. [It’s] like looking in a mirror that shows you your potential, not just your reality.” ~Kelli Miller