Michael Ellis

Principal
GreenOrder

Ellis is the engagement manager for GreenOrder's work with General Electric, where the firm has been the principal strategic advisor at the highest levels on the creation, implementation, and ongoing development of ecomagination. Prior to his work with GreenOrder, Ellis led client projects in culture change, process improvement, cost-cutting, and new initiative development at Katzenbach Partners. He also created the firm’s cleantech practice area and led firm marketing efforts. While at Harvard Business School (HBS), Ellis consulted to cleantech startups on matters including business model development, greenhouse gas monitoring and management, the evolution of the biofuels market in the U.S., cleantech regulation and financing, and public-private partnerships. As president of the HBS Business and Environment Club, he helped promote the importance of sustainability as a source of value creation and connect students to associated career opportunities.