Astrid Atkinson joins Rick on the latest episode of Mission Driven to chat about electrification. Astrid is co-founder & CEO of Camus Energy, which provides software-based Grid Management as a Service, combining real-time situational awareness, device control, and market integration for grid operators and energy providers. Prior to founding Camus, she was a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Google, where she was an early leader in distributed systems reliability. She speaks globally as an expert on large scale distributed systems architecture, reliability engineering, and organizational leadership.

Listen to the episode to learn about how Astrid harnessed the needs and opportunities of the grid to create Camus’ marketplace component, how decarbonization is a team sport, and why capybaras figure in to her and the company’s mission. Plus, hear her advice to women in the tech and energy industries.