Steve Eglash is Director of the Applied Energy Division at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The Applied Energy Division conducts research in the electric grid, batteries, photovoltaics, and advanced manufacturing. Previously, Steve developed and managed research programs at Stanford University in artificial intelligence, computer science, energy, and sustainability. Prior to joining Stanford, Steve was president and CEO of the solar energy company Cyrium Technologies, consultant for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the US Department of Energy, venture capitalist at Worldview Technology Partners, vice president at SDL (JDSU), and member of the technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He has published more than forty papers in peer-reviewed journals and has four patents. Steve received a PhD and MS from Stanford University, and a BS from the University of California at Berkeley, all in Electrical Engineering.