Michael Sachse is the primary liaison for OPOWER and public partners. Michael represents OPOWER in front of public utilities commissions, governors, mayors, and state legislators, and also oversees OPOWER’s legal work. Michael’s efforts have been instrumental in developing public-private partnerships for OPOWER, including helping our utility partners use stimulus funding for their efficiency programs.
Prior to joining OPOWER, Michael was a litigator at leading New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler and law clerk to Chief Judge Edward Korman in the Eastern District of New York. In 2008, Michael served as Communications Director for the campaign of now Congressman Jim Himes. Michael received his B.A.in History, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Amherst College and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
