Doug Staker is an energy professional who has worked globally for 26 years. He has been a pioneer in the world of smart grid technologies with a focus on smart metering and intelligent energy storage. He is currently Vice President of Global Sales at Demand Energy Networks Inc., a distributed energy management and storage company based in Washington State.

Prior to joining Demand Energy, Doug was a Vice President at Itron (a global leader in smart meter technology) where he held various executive positions and helped Itron in becoming a world leader in smart grid systems. Doug’s past experience in developing emerging energy technology solutions has helped utilities world-wide enhance their business systems and operational efficiency. For the past seven years, Doug has worked extensively on how energy storage can help with the expansion of renewable energy systems and develop power grids of the future.