Episode 45. Lisa Roy, CEO of Optimum Energy: Building Smarter, Cleaner, Future-Ready Infrastructure

Описание: What if the future of sustainability isn’t about compromise — but about engineering smarter systems that save energy, reduce emissions, improve reliability, and strengthen the mission of every organization they power?

In this episode of Industry Ignited, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Lisa Roy, CEO and President of Optimum Energy and former global executive at Johnson Controls. With over 30 years at the intersection of engineering, technology, and sustainability, Lisa has helped shape how hospitals, universities, manufacturers, and major global enterprises design and operate critical infrastructure.

Today, she leads Optimum Energy, a company delivering end-to-end energy solutions — including design, engineering, construction, optimization, asset management, and energy-as-a-service. Her team helps organizations worldwide cut carbon emissions, control costs, improve reliability, and modernize aging facilities.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:

• How Lisa went from programming building automation systems to leading global strategy
• Leadership lessons from Hurricane Katrina that reshaped her approach
• Why energy efficiency should begin with reducing demand
• How organizations can add capacity while reducing carbon at the same time
• Why lifecycle cost is more important than first cost when planning infrastructure
• How to prepare for an increasingly unstable grid
• Why Energy-as-a-Service is gaining momentum across industries
• How to align operations, innovation, and sustainability goals
• How women in engineering can build influence, visibility, and community
• Lisa’s vision for the future of intelligent, sustainable energy systems

If your organization is planning upgrades, addressing reliability issues, pursuing decarbonization, or rethinking long-term infrastructure, this episode offers practical frameworks and real-world examples you can apply immediately.

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