Seth Frader-Thompson, CEO

Inspired by the mainstream boom of hybrid cars and a shared passion for consumer electronic products, Seth and his co-founders set out to create a technology solution for reducing home energy consumption. The tools they developed empower consumers and utilities to understand and control how energy is being used, and identify opportunities for savings.

As CEO of EnergyHub, he oversees the overall direction and operation of the company. He devotes extra focus to creating an exceptional user experience for EnergyHub customers.

Prior to founding EnergyHub, Seth served in several managerial and technical roles at Honeybee Robotics. During his tenure at Honeybee Robotics, he worked on the Mars Science Laboratory mission, the Lunar Precursor and Robotic Program, and payloads and tools for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robots. He was the principal investigator for a DARPA research effort to build a miniature laser vision system for search and rescue robots.

Seth has a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado, where his research focused on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) for Ultracold Atom Optics.

Jason Barton, COO

Prior to joining EnergyHub Jason Barton held a number of leadership positions at Segway Inc., most recently as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. In this role Jason was responsible for sales, marketing, customer service, and government affairs in over 60 global markets focusing on the development of a first-class customer-driven organization to support Segway’s products and solutions. Jason’s career has focused on selling high-tech premium products and solutions to both commercial and consumer markets. He joined Segway from Palm Inc. where he held progressive sales positions, ultimately leading Palm’s U.S. enterprise business as Sales Director for Business, Vertical and Federal markets. Prior to working at Palm, he was responsible for global enterprise sales at MCI/WorldCom. Before moving to the U.S. Jason was located in England and led UK sales and marketing for Precor Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium sports and fitness equipment. Jason earned a BA Honors Degree from the University of Wales in the UK.

David Wechsler, Vice President of Business Development

David Wechsler joined EnergyHub as Vice President of Business Development in 2009. In his role he works with utilities to implement EnergyHub hardware and software solutions that help utilities to control peak loads through advanced demand response and enhanced energy efficiency programs. David is also responsible for overseeing channel development partnerships that will expand the reach of EnergyHub to consumers.

David began his career by founding a company named t3, a provider of premium interactive services to clients throughout the U.S. In early 1999 he sold t3 to i-Cube, a back-end solutions provider. At i-Cube, David ran the company’s global Internet practice and spent much of his time educating customers on the future of the Internet, centered on the vision of a device-connected Internet that would support electric utility assets. i-Cube was acquired by Razorfish in 1999 and David was appointed General Manager of the firm. Building on his deep knowledge of the Internet and his talent for creating digital solutions, in 2001 David co-founded Lanthorn Technologies to develop and market control and automation solutions for electric, gas, and water utilities. He served as President there until joining a management consulting firm where he helped utilities build, implement and manage demand-side management and energy efficiency programs. Now through his work at EnergyHub he’s able to see the impact technology has on a utility’s day-to-day operations.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Policy Studies from Dickinson College and now serves as a Trustee of the college.