The Team Driving Renewable Innovation
Experienced Leadership
Guided by Expertise Across Infrastructure and Energy
Brightshift Renewables is led by a team of professionals with experience spanning data center development, power systems, grid coordination, engineering, and sustainable infrastructure. Our leadership brings together technical depth and development discipline, ensuring projects are planned, executed, and scaled with long-term performance in mind.
From high-density compute environments to utility-scale energy systems, our team understands how infrastructure and power intersect, and how to deliver solutions that perform in real-world conditions.
Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer/Global Manager
Mike Speer
Mike Speer leads Brightshift Renewables with a clear focus on strategic growth, infrastructure development, and long-term value creation. As Chief Executive Officer, he guides the company’s expansion into energy-integrated data center development, while maintaining a disciplined, execution-driven approach to renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
With a strong background in development strategy and leadership, Mike is experienced in aligning partnerships, capital strategy, and operational priorities to deliver scalable and resilient solutions. He works closely with technical, development, and commercial teams to ensure projects are structured for performance, reliability, and long-term impact.
Mike’s leadership emphasizes thoughtful growth, strong collaboration, and responsible development, positioning Brightshift Renewables to meet the evolving demands of the digital economy while advancing sustainable energy infrastructure.
Vice President of Engineering, Sales & Development
Mina Metry
As Vice President of Engineering, Sales, and Development at Brightshift Renewables, Mina Metry brings nearly 20 years of experience across engineering, energy, and renewable development. He is passionate about advancing sustainability and energy efficiency, partnering with cities, communities, companies, and organizations to deliver practical, high-impact solutions.
With a strong balance of technical expertise and business strategy, Mina has led initiatives spanning utility-scale and greenfield renewable development, commercial and industrial (C&I) projects, land acquisition, and ESG-driven energy solutions. His background includes sustainability strategy, engineering and construction, business development, and sales leadership.
Mina holds multiple degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Architectural Engineering, and Business Administration, providing a solid foundation in project management and leadership. His experience includes energy modeling, AEC integration, climate impact mitigation, carbon footprint reduction, and cross-functional team leadership.
Director of Business Development
Dave Schweider
As Director of Business Development at Brightshift Renewables, Dave Schweider leads strategic relationship building and partnership development across the renewable energy, data center, and advanced infrastructure landscape. With a strong background in sales and commercial strategy, he plays a key role in identifying opportunities, aligning stakeholders, and driving sustainable, long-term growth.
Prior to joining Brightshift Renewables, Dave served as a Relationship Manager at a leading brokerage firm specializing in solar, AI, and data center contracts. In this role, he built and managed high-value partnerships, connecting developers, offtakers, and solution providers to deliver tailored, performance-driven outcomes.
Bringing a truly global perspective, Dave has lived and worked extensively across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, giving him a deep appreciation for cultural nuance, adaptability, and international business dynamics. Familiar with multiple languages, he excels at bridging diverse stakeholders and navigating complex negotiations across international markets.
Director of Financial Management
Marc Garner
Marc Garner serves as Director of Financial Management at BrightShift Renewables, where he oversees financial strategy, capital structuring, and pipeline management across the company’s energy and infrastructure projects. With a strong background in lending, financial services, and high-volume transaction environments, Marc brings a deep understanding of capital markets, loan structuring, and financial operations that supports the successful execution of complex developments.
Throughout his career, Marc has managed multi-million-dollar pipelines, supported loan origination and underwriting processes, and built strong relationships with clients, investors, and financial partners. His expertise in credit evaluation, financial analysis, and process optimization allows him to effectively guide projects from a financial standpoint, ensuring alignment between funding strategies and project feasibility while contributing to BrightShift’s mission of delivering scalable, well-structured investments.
Chief Operating Officer
Corina Stewart
Corina Stewart serves as Chief Operating Officer of BrightShift Renewables, where she leads day-to-day operations, strategic execution, and cross-functional coordination across the company’s energy and infrastructure initiatives. She plays a critical role in aligning internal teams, partners, and processes to ensure projects move efficiently from concept to execution, supporting the company’s focus on scalable, high-impact developments.
With a background spanning business operations, leadership, and project coordination, Corina brings a results-driven and people-centered approach to her work. Known for her ability to streamline workflows, manage complex priorities, and build strong relationships, she helps drive operational excellence while supporting BrightShift’s mission to deliver innovative, data-informed solutions in the evolving energy and infrastructure landscape.
Project Manager
Dylan O'Brien
Dylan O’Brien serves as Project Manager at BrightShift Renewables, where he plays a key role in coordinating and advancing complex energy and infrastructure developments. With a strong focus on execution, Dylan works across teams to ensure projects move efficiently from early-stage planning through development, maintaining alignment between stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables.
Known for his detail-oriented approach and ability to navigate fast-moving environments, Dylan supports the successful progression of projects by streamlining processes and keeping critical milestones on track. His commitment to organization, communication, and operational excellence helps drive projects forward while reinforcing BrightShift’s standard of precision and reliability.
Built on Experience
Expertise Where Infrastructure and Energy Converge
This experience allows us to guide projects with clarity, reduce development risk, and deliver infrastructure designed to perform over decades.
Leadership You Can Build With
Brightshift Renewables’ leadership team is committed to building infrastructure that supports the future of digital growth, reliably, responsibly, and at scale. We partner with developers, utilities, investors, and communities to bring energy-integrated projects to life.