Cecily Kovatch is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Itron Idea Labs. She develops new and innovative business opportunities for Itron to better serve the needs of C&I customers. s. Kovatch has 25 years’ experience building and leading new business lines and departments at energy and financial services companies. Prior to Itron Idea Labs, she created, launched and led the innovation program at a renewable energy company. She has also held leadership roles in marketing, operations, research and engineering. She leverages her multi-functional “intrapreneurial” expertise to advise early stage startups globally as well as teach Entrepreneurial Thinking to engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology. Ms. Kovatch received a B.A. in geology from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.