Meier is an energy industry veteran with experience scaling renewables businesses, has also worked at McKinsey and Company and Southern California Edison

GREENWICH, Conn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)

Unison Energy, an Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) provider of on-site power generation for critical infrastructure facilities, announced that it has appointed Mariko McDonagh Meier as its Chief Executive Officer. Meier brings a track record of growth and success – along with two decades of experience in the energy and utility space and specializes in scaling EaaS businesses.

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Mariko McDonagh Meier, CEO of Unison Energy.

Mariko McDonagh Meier, CEO of Unison Energy.

The company also announced that co-founders Andy Cooper and Tim Lukes are transitioning to new roles within the company as Executive Chairman and President, respectively.

“America’s power grid is at capacity, and the lack of energy will hinder efforts to grow the economy, unearth the resources we need to compete on the global stage, and even keep the lights on at places like hospitals, data centers, and industrial facilities when bad weather strikes. This problem will define our next decade, and Unison Energy is well positioned to meet the moment,” Mariko McDonagh Meier, CEO of Unison Energy, said. “I believe there is a great opportunity to scale this business, especially as the grid lags behind, and I am excited that the Unison team and their investor, Tiger Infrastructure Partners, have placed their trust and confidence in me.”

Founded in 2013 by Lukes and Cooper, Unison Energy develops, owns, and operates microgrid systems that deliver reliable electricity and thermal energy where power is needed most. The company serves critical infrastructure facilities across the United States, including data centers, industrial facilities, logistics terminals, hospitals, and large hotel and convention centers.

“We are excited to have Mariko take up this leadership position as Unison Energy continues to add the capabilities necessary to scale its business. Mariko’s track record, experience, leadership, and energy will be vital to our growth,” Tim Lukes, said.

“For more than a decade, Tim and I have built Unison Energy into a national leader in on-site power generation. We are excited that Mariko will lead the company’s next chapter, which we believe will be marked by growth and the continued focus on quality systems and service that our customers have come to equate with Unison Energy,” Andy Cooper, said.

Customers typically hire Unison Energy because they need more power than is available in constrained markets or more reliable power to operate their facility during utility outages. Often, Unison Energy’s systems reduce and control costs in an environment of rapidly rising energy prices.

Tiger Infrastructure Partners, a growth infrastructure private equity firm, backed Unison Energy in 2024. Tiger Infrastructure Partners is focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle market infrastructure companies, and it targets growth investments across the digital infrastructure, energy transition, and transportation sectors in North America and Europe.

“Tiger Infrastructure Partners and the Board of Unison Energy are excited to welcome Mariko McDonagh Meier as the company’s next CEO,” Chairman of the Board of Unison Energy and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Managing Director of Tiger Infrastructure Partners, Marc Blair, said. “We believe Unison Energy is well positioned to capitalize on the tailwinds of the energy transition, and we believe Mariko’s successful track record of scaling businesses in the energy-as-a-service sector make her a great fit for Unison Energy. We are looking forward to supporting Mariko and the leadership team as they build upon Unison Energy’s long-standing track record of delivering best-in-class solutions and service to their customers.”

Meier joins Unison Energy from Convergent Energy and Power, where she was the chief revenue officer. Convergent builds, owns, and operates energy storage and solar-plus-storage projects across North America. As CRO, Meier led all go-to-market activities including strategy, sales, and marketing, as well as land development, pre-construction and interconnection engineering. During her three years in this role, Meier increased bookings with commercial and industrial customers sixfold.

From 2013 to 2020, Meier held several senior management positions at Enel X, formerly EnerNOC. She has worked in the energy space since 2008, including in Southern California Edison’s Strategic Projects group, where she focused on long-term grid planning and reliability work, and at McKinsey and Company. She is a graduate of Stanford University and earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

About Unison Energy

Unison Energy provides turnkey energy solutions underpinned by long-term fixed price contracts with investment grade counter parties with no commodity exposure. The Company designs, builds, owns, and operates microgrids on-site for critical infrastructure facilities including hospitals, data centers, food & beverage and other industrial, supply chain logistics, and hospitality customers in North America. Unison Energy is headquartered in Greenwich, CT. For more information, please visit www.unisonenergy.com.

About Tiger Infrastructure Partners

Tiger Infrastructure Partners is an innovative private equity firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle market infrastructure companies. Tiger Infrastructure's value-add approach targets growth investments across the Digital Infrastructure, Energy Transition and Transportation sectors in North America and Europe, where Tiger Infrastructure believes strong tailwinds are driving demand for new infrastructure. Tiger Infrastructure maintains offices in New York and London. For more information, visit www.tigerinfrastructure.com.

Leslie Meyer
Unison Energy
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