Advisor — Utility Strategy (part-time)

🎯 WHY WE EXIST

We’re on a mission to improve the reliability, transparency, and efficiency of our energy systems, fostering a future with sustainable and abundant energy. To accomplish our aims, we’re leveraging state of the art statistical learning and convex optimization methods (AI) to build the financial rails of our future energy systems that will accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources.

We envision energy systems that are efficient, autonomous, resilient, and powered by 100% renewable energy.

🧗 WHO WE ARE

Our founders (ex-Apple, Bluevine; ex-Affirm, Square, Google) are Stanford alumni with experience in complex systems, machine learning and structured finance. Our world-class investors, Maverick Ventures https://www.maverickventures.com/ and Caffeinated Capital https://caffeinatedcapital.com/, are aligned to our policy objectives and platform vision.

We have hubs in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco.

THE ROLE

Comity is looking for a part-time Advisor for our Utility Strategy to guide the design and positioning of our credit management solutions for maximum adoption by electric utilities. This is an advisory role for a seasoned former executive who has firsthand experience managing credit risk, liquidity, and collateral structures at a utility with significant renewable energy exposure.

You’ll help us bridge the gap between product innovation and utility acceptance: bringing insider knowledge of how utilities evaluate counterparties, what matters in collateral instruments, and how credit decisions are actually made. You’ll play a pivotal role in making sure our products and services speak the language of utilities, clear internal hurdles, and are positioned to become a trusted alternative to traditional credit management practices.

In this role, you will:

- Advise on design: shape the structure and features of our collateral product so it aligns with utility credit standards and practical requirements.

- Guide utility e...