Who we are
Pantano Ventures is led by Steve Pantano, a leader with more than 30 years of experience building teams that drive market impacts through research, analysis, and storytelling. He is a subject-matter expert and recognized thought-leader in energy efficiency, clean energy, sustainability, and product testing.
Steve is a creative and visionary leader with experience across every level of the market transformation process - from testing and qualifying electromechanical systems, to designing analytical models, to developing and implementing policy, to facilitating high-level Ministerial, corporate, and philanthropic forums.
He has a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
See more about Steve on LinkedIn.
Publications & Media
Pace of Progress, Rewiring America, 2023
Electrify My Government, Rewiring America, 2022
Implementing the DPA, Rewiring America, 2022
Electrify for Peace Policy Plan, Rewiring America, 2022
How to Electrify a Mid-size City, Rewiring America, 2022
3H Hybrid Heat Homes, CLASP, 2021
Pennies per Pound: The ROI from Appliance Efficiency Technical Assistance, CLASP, 2021
Heating Electrification: The Next Opportunity for Coordinated Climate Action, CLASP, 2020
Q&A with with ULI Impact Lab’s New Senior Fellow, Urban Land Magazine, 2025
Ramping Up the Pace of Home Electrification, Catalyst, Podcast, 2023
Why We Need to Electrify Everything in Our Homes, Good Clean Energy, Podcast, 2024
Electrification is Happening, Public Power Underground, Podcast, 2023
Getting on Track with Home Decarbonization, Climate Now, Podcast, 2023
A Heat Pump Can Help You Avoid Burning Fossil Fuels at Home, Yale Climate Connections, Radio, 2022
Are Heat Pumps the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So, The New York Times, 2021