Dr. Brian Berland currently serves as the senior director, VRFB products at Stryten Energy. He has spent the last 25 years developing and commercializing clean energy technologies with a focus on batteries—portable power to grid scale storage systems, electrochromic window films, fuel cells, separation membranes, environmental barrier coatings and energy harvesting devices. During this time, he has held various roles all focused on directing corporate R&D and product development with a focus on solving business and technical challenges to transition technology from initial invention and feasibility demonstration through the transition into commercialization. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a doctorate in chemistry.