Jay Faison
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Biography
Jay Faison founded ClearPath in 2013. Prior to founding ClearPath, Jay was the founder, CEO and Chairman of SnapAV, the largest supplier in the custom audio video industry. SnapAV’s explosive growth won Jay the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Southeast region. Jay sold SnapAV in order to pursue his passion for philanthropy.
Jay currently serves as the Chairman of the American Flood Coalition, is a member of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Council, and the American Energy Innovation Council. Jay was named by Politico Magazine as one of the top “Politico 50” ideas changing politics and the people behind them.
Education
B.A. in Economics from UNC Chapel Hill, MBA from University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Area of Expertise
Entrepreneurship
Featured Content from Jay
North Carolina utility, Duke Energy announced a bold plan to decrease carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 and ultimately be net-zero by 2050. This means the company would be among the first major investor-owned U.S. utilities to set forth a plan to transition to clean energy.
Leaders of some of the world’s largest corporations have used best-in-class data to determine that climate change is a dire global risk deserving of serious solutions.
The next generation of American nuclear power is going to rest largely on the shoulders of the private sector, as it should. But the Department of Energy will continue to play an essential enabling role in nuclear.
Carbon capture is not just crucial to the future of coal, it’s a valuable insurance policy for our booming natural gas industry. Tax credits for the technology will allow us to scale up carbon capture from natural gas technologies.
2017 may have been merely a crossroads for U.S. global clean energy dominance, but 2018 has the potential to be a truly banner year. With your help, we at ClearPath intend to make that potential a reality.
It’s January 2040 and the U.S. leads the world in clean energy. Thanks to a massive innovation boom, it is our fastest growing export, creating a global economic and climate win-win. Jay lays out his vision for how we can get there.