Adrian Yao

Adrian is the Founder and Team Lead of STEER. The mission of STEER is to use deep engineering analysis to overcome economic uncertainties of emerging energy technologies to unlock strategic investments and innovations. Prior to STEER, Adrian spent 8+ years as the Founder and CTO of a Li-ion battery cell manufacturing company, EnPower, Inc., where he still serves as a Board Director. Adrian drove technology development and scale-up at EnPower from 2014-2022, taking the company from its Texas roots through Tennessee, Arizona, and finally Indianapolis, where EnPower acquired a brownfield factory and is now scaling to several hundred MWh/y of high-performance cells for premium markets, spearheading the domestic production of advanced Li-ion batteries. Adrian obtained his B.S. in Material Science & Engineering from Rice University in Houston, TX and is currently simultaneously pursuing his PhD in Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University.