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Dan Brown serves as CEO of Cascade Energy LLC. He has worked for 27 years in the energy efficiency sector and in 2021 assumed the CEO role following the retirement of Cascade’s co-founder. Brown led the company through a transition to 100 percent employee ownership — the first leadership and ownership change in the organization’s history.

With engineering training, Brown has focused on building organizational resilience while expanding the company’s environmental impact. He explained his leadership approach centers on three principles: leading with empathy and courage, listening deeply to diverse perspectives, and balancing present performance with future growth.

Brown serves as a regent on the board of regents at the University of Portland and remains active with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy as a sponsor, supporter and speaker. He also volunteers as a youth mountain biking coach with the Oregon Interscholastic Cycling League and maintains membership in the Association of Energy Engineers.