About Hara

Hara redefines the basic principles by which energy and resource efficiencies are analyzed, implemented and managed to create strategic, enterprise-level decision support systems that help organizations unlock substantial untapped value in energy and sustainability management. Our technology uncovers inefficiencies in the energy supply chain to provide visibility, insight and actionable means by which to achieve new sources of cost savings, risk mitigation and value creation that delivers sizable economic and sustainable benefits for our customers, and increased shareholder value.

Domain Expertise

Hara provides unparalleled domain expertise in energy, sustainability and software sectors. Our leadership and development teams are focused on providing value to our customers that is identifiable, transparent and sustainable over time.

Management Team

Daniel P. Leff, Chief Executive Officer
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Victor Chen, Senior Corporate Counsel
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Dr. Volker Enders, VP of Client Services and Co-Founder
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Tom Foody, Chief Financial Officer
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Stephanie Hess, VP of Corporate Communications
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Michael Mann, SVP of Sales and Marketing
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Prakash Menon, VP of Development
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Ellen Raynor, VP of Program Management
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Amit Singh, VP of Product Strategy
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Udo Waibel, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
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Board of Directors

Members of the Hara Board of Directors are senior executives and investors in enterprise software, cleantech and energy, with extensive experience leading start-ups and established companies to long-term growth and success.

Ray Lane (Chairman)
• Chairman of the Board of Directors, HP and Managing Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Oracle Corporation

Dan Leff
• Hara Chief Executive Officer
• Former Advisory Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Tom Mawhinney
• General Partner, JAFCO Ventures
• Former President, COO, and Co-Founder of North Systems

Ajit Nazre
• Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Former Senior Vice President of SAP's New Venture Unit, SAP Inspire

Roger Siboni
• Former Chief Executive Officer at Epiphany, Inc
• Former Chief Operating Officer at KPMG LLP

James (Jim) Sweeney
• Director, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford University
• Professor, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University

Amit Chatterjee
• Co-founder of Hara Software
• Former Senior Vice President of SAP’s Governance, Risk and Compliance unit.

Advisory Board

Hara’s Advisory Board is comprised of industry thought leaders and distinguished academics who are experts in environmental science and sustainability, energy, policy and technology.

Shep Burton
• Consultant to U.S. EPA's emerging GHG mandatory reporting rule and former member of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board and Clean Air Science Advisory Committee (CASAC)
• Contributing author to IPCC and recognized in the IPCC’s award of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

Sam Chiu
• Professor of Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
• Expert on green supply chain and environmental operations

David Gottfried
• Founder, US Green Building Council and World Green Building Council
• Managing Director, Regenerative Ventures

Arpad Horvath
• Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
• Expert on carbon lifecycle analysis
• EPA Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee Member

Ed Rubin
• Professor of Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
• 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Winning Team Member

Hara Investors

Hara has raised $45M since initial funding in 2008 from some of the leading global investors in enterprise software, clean technology and energy. These world-class investors support Hara in its mission to dramatically reduce energy costs and risks and enable organizations to substantially improve operating profit margins, increase shareholder value and enhance sustainability.

Hara Customers

Hara customers, from global companies to the public sector, are forward thinking organizations that understand that energy management and sustainability are intrinsically linked. Our customers take a leading edge approach to energy management and sustainability across internal operations and supply chains and are known innovators, often ranked at the top of their industries for energy, sustainability and green practices.

Hara Partners

Hara partners are uniquely positioned to provide our customers with end-to-end software and service solutions that address every aspect of energy management and sustainability, including energy and environmental infrastructure, climate change strategy, resource monetization, operational efficiency and cost reduction, product and service optimization and delivery and support.