Longtime Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO, Carl Guardino, Joins Bloom Energy as EVP of Government Affairs and Policy
June 30 2020 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
One of Silicon Valley’s most distinguished
business and community leaders begins a new chapter
Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) today announced the appointment of Carl
Guardino to the newly created role of executive vice president,
government affairs and policy, effective August 3, 2020.
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Carl Guardino announced as new EVP of
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Guardino, the longtime President and CEO of the Silicon Valley
Leadership Group (SVLG), a prominent public policy trade
association that represents more than 350 of Silicon Valley’s most
respected companies, has championed public policy at the local,
state and federal level for more than three decades. Guardino will
lead government relations and policy strategy at Bloom, with a
focus on engaging policymakers on the importance of building local
resilience in a post-COVID world.
“On behalf of the Board and the entire leadership team, I
welcome Carl to Bloom Energy,” said KR Sridhar, founder, chairman,
and CEO of Bloom Energy. “Carl’s extensive track-record solving
complex problems and building consensus across a diverse set of
stakeholders will bolster Bloom’s next phase of growth and
innovation. As the energy sector continues to transform, Bloom has
an opportunity to advance new technology and business models that
will enhance the health and livelihoods of the communities we
serve.”
Known throughout the Bay Area as a highly successful consensus
builder, Guardino has championed a number of successful ballot
measures, especially in the areas of transportation, housing, and
education.
Guardino was the architect behind landmark policy campaigns,
such as Measure A in 2000, Measure B in 2008 and Measure B in 2016
that brought BART to Silicon Valley, and, most recently, Regional
Measure 3 in 2018, to fund 35 key transportation improvements
throughout the nine-county Bay Area.
As a housing advocate, he co-created Housing Trust Silicon
Valley, which has helped 30,000 people afford homes in high-cost
Silicon Valley by raising more than $250 million in voluntary
contributions. He also co-managed Proposition 46, the statewide
housing bond in 2002; co-chaired Proposition 1-C, the November 2006
statewide housing bond; and, most recently, co-led Propositions 1
and 2 on the November 2018 ballot, generating $6 billion for
affordable housing.
“Carl’s community development work on issues like mass
transportation and affordable housing will serve as foundational
experience in Bloom’s push to reimagine the future policies,
financing, and operating models that will sustainably power all
communities,” said Sridhar. “Carl has been out in front for years,
advancing approaches to environmental, social, and governance
issues at the regional level, and we look forward to his leadership
on these same issues in a new context and at a national and global
level.”
Early in his career, Guardino worked for former Assemblymember
Rusty Areias, before serving as vice president of the trade
association, formerly known as Santa Clara County Manufacturing
Group, in 1991 — founded by David Packard in 1978. Guardino was
appointed as CEO of the renamed Silicon Valley Leadership Group in
January 1997.
Guardino was born and raised in San Jose, the location of
Bloom’s headquarters, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in
political science from San Jose State University. He is a member of
Junior Achievement’s “Silicon Valley Business Hall of Fame,” the
recipient of the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from City Year, and
was the second recipient of the “American Public Transit
Association’s Business Executive of the Year.”
Carl is married to Leslee Guardino. In their spare time, they
compete in marathons, triathlons, and duathlons. They have three
children together.
“Bloom’s mission ‘to make clean, reliable energy affordable to
everyone in the world’ is not only inspiring, it is essential. In a
post-COVID world, resilient communities sit at the intersection of
social, economic, and environmental security,” said Guardino. “From
India to Indio, California, Bloom is focused on building
sustainable communities that can improve the lives and livelihoods
of everyone on our planet.”
About Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy’s mission is to make clean, reliable energy
affordable for everyone in the world. The company’s product, the
Bloom Energy Server, delivers highly reliable and resilient,
always-on electric power that is clean, cost-effective, and ideal
for microgrid applications. Bloom’s customers include many Fortune
100 companies and leaders in manufacturing, data centers,
healthcare, retail, higher education, utilities, and other
industries. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com
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