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Len Shepard

CEO - Sky WindPower

Len Shepard

Len Shepard is the CEO of Sky WindPower having led the company since April 2008. Sky WindPower is building prototype Flying Electric Generators (rotorcraft) to demonstrate that wind alone can simultaneously hold a rotorcraft aloft at thousands of feet above the earth's surface and cause the rotorcraft to generate electricity to be returned to ground systems via a tether.

Sky WindPower is the latest of small companies led by Len. He also has over 20 years experience in senior management roles across the medical billing service industry. Len authored one of the first widely used freeware offerings for project management. Len holds a B.S. in Agricultural Business Management and a M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis.