Ross Malme

Partner
Skipping Stone

Ross is an Owner, Partner and Member of the Skipping Stone Board of Directors. Ross joined Skipping Stone in May of 2011 and leads Skipping Stone's Smart Grid and Demand Response Practice. This practice includes leading Skipping Stone's engagement with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) which is enabling LEED points for commercial buildings participating in wholesale and retail electricity demand response programs. With more than 25 years of experience in the energy services and technology business, Ross is recognized as an international leader in the development of new products and services to serve the energy industry.

Currently, Ross serves on the Board of Directors of the Technology Association of Georgia Smart Energy Society, is a member of the Executive Committee for the Retail Energy Quadrant (RXQ) Retail Gas Market Interests Segment of the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), and sits on the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee to the US Secretary of Commerce. He and his team are also active in the USTDA Reverse Trade Mission program, hosting energy executives from Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Prior to Skipping Stone, Ross was the Director of the Schneider Demand Response Resource Center (DRRC) developing demand response strategies for implementation by Schneider business units and country organizations. The DRRC also manages external relationships with electricity market operators, utilities, demand response aggregators and other strategic alliances. Ross was President, CEO and original founder of RETX, www.RETX.com, an Atlanta energy services and technology company, which was acquired by Schneider in 2008.

Ross was instrumental in the introduction of energy information products and services to liberalized markets in the USA and more recently served as Operating Agent for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Demand Side Management Programme running the Demand Response Resources project, which included Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the USA. The project has been heralded as the cornerstone for the introduction of demand side resources into liberalized electricity markets. In addition Ross was instrumental in the formation of the Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC) which is the trade association for demand response in Europe.