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Meet our Team

Mitchell Bauer

Founder & President

Mitchell Bauer

Founder & President

Prior to launching GCI Mitchell invested 10+ years developing large scale grid connected infrastructure projects for leading IPP’s including NRG, Ormat and AES. Mitchell has led the development for 600+ MW of currently operating Grid Connected Infrastructure, and has been responsible for early stage development of GW’s of energy storage projects currently in IPP pipelines. He holds a Master’s degree from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York.

Josh Drellack

Head Of Development

Josh Drellack

Head Of Development

Prior to joining GCI Josh held numerous roles within Ormat’s Energy Storage business; developing a 3GW+ pipeline of both standalone storage and solar plus storage. He has task released over 300MW leveraging over 15 years of operational and project management experience. He holds a Master’s degree in Global Energy Management from UC Denver, a Master’s in Geological Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Nevada, Reno. Josh also served as Engineer Officer in the U.S. Army.

Mohamed Sissoko

Business Development Director

Mohamed Sissoko

Business Development Director

Mohamed has several years of experience in the finance and banking industry spanning from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining GCI, Mohamed was the Senior Development Manager at Ormat Technologies Inc., overseeing a development pipeline of 3.5GW+ in standalone battery energy storage and solar plus storage assets. In his prior position, Mohamed led all greenfield siting, real estate development as well as interconnection and permitting efforts of the development pipeline. Over the course of his renewable career, he has developed over 280 MW of Utility scale projects to NTP in various Markets including CAISO, ERCOT and PJM. Mohamed holds a B.S. in Economics from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and a M.S. in Global Energy Management from the University of Colorado Denver Business School.

Raghu Reddy

Business Development Manager

Raghu Reddy

Business Development Manager

Prior to joining GCI, Raghu has over 7 years of engineering and R&D experience at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ shipbuilding business where he oversaw the development of numerous passenger and cargo ships. His expertise extends to cleantech projects focused on emissions reduction, offshore wind turbines, and carbon capture value chains. Raghu holds an MBA from Cornell University, specializing in finance and sustainability, and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology.