Gregory L. Craig

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Gregory Craig is a 30-year US energy industry veteran and noted Entrepreneur. Mr. Craig conceived, launched, and helmed wholesale energy trader Cook Inlet Energy, growing it to over $3 billion in US revenue, ultimately selling it to Macquarie Bank to form their US wholesale operations. He went on to lead a successful business turnaround as Chairman and CEO of publicly traded US Retailer Commerce Energy and is a former CEO of BHRC Medspa.  Most recently, Mr. Craig was Co-Founder, CEO, and Board Member of Griddy Energy, a disruptive tech-based energy retailer and first to market with an app-driven, real time wholesale, subscription based model for retail electricity. Additionally, Mr. Craig serves as CEO of Star Energy Partners, an East Coast residential electric provider and is serves as an independent director of the Polypipe USA board. Mr. Craig was selected to advise several US Energy Secretaries and was a Presidential Appointee and 3- year advisor to US President Bill Clinton. Mr. Craig has been Chairman of the Board of the Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UCLA Anderson for over 10 years where he is “Entrepreneur-in-Residence,” and is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Junior Achievement. Mr. Craig lives in Los Angeles, California.