
The Worldly Marketer Podcast · 2022-07-18 · 43 min
Andy Klump is a renewable energy executive with nearly two decades of experience living and working in Asia. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of Clean Energy Associates (CEA), a solar energy and storage advisory firm that specializes in technical due diligence and engineering services. Established in 2008, CEA now employs over 175 professionals around the world, and has completed solar energy and storage projects in more than 65 countries so far. Originally from the U.S., Andy has a background in Economics and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He relocated from Atlanta to Shanghai in 2002 and has been based in Asia ever since. Prior to founding his own company, he served as the Vice President of Business Development for Trina Solar , where he headed the company's international expansion plans covering supply chain, international business development, capital raising, and corporate development. Over a two-year period, he and his Trina Solar management team successfully raised nearly $500 million in capital during the company's IPO and follow-on offerings on the New York Stock Exchange.