Neelam is an entrepreneur at heart who has built and launched highly successful products at two of her own startups and at companies such as Intuit and HP. Prior to joining Solstice, she was the CEO/Co-founder of Oroola, a bootstrapped collaboration and fundraising platform that helped schools get more families engaged in their child’s education, especially at Title 1 schools.

She is passionate about cleantech, sustainability, and communities. With her work at Solstice, she hopes to make an impact by making clean energy more equitable and accessible to disadvantaged communities. She has a BS in Electronics & Communication from Karnatak University in India, and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

When not working, Neelam takes her love for problem-solving and experimentation into her backyard to conduct gardening experiments. She is an outdoor enthusiast, an amateur rock climber, and loves working on anything DIY.