About Navigate Power

Mr. Christopher Gersch brings over 20 years of professional leadership experience and a dynamic understanding of energy markets to the clean energy industry. He began his career as a trader at the Chicago Board of Trade and then utilized his expertise to form eleven businesses, including Verde Solutions, Navigate Power, RxSun, and Fresh Coast Solar.

As a philanthropist and an active member of his community, he is an executive board member for the Charles Tillman Cornerstone Foundation, a member of the Catholic Covenant Energies Advisory Board, and Director at Large for The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA).

Mr. Gersch is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago, designing and teaching quantitative trading strategies and algorithmic system modeling. He often appears as an expert guest speaker for CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, and Fox Business News. In 2023, he was named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Leaders in Sustainability. Mr. Gersch graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Aerospace from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a licensed multi-engine commercial pilot.

As CEO for Navigate Power, Brian Cecola is responsible for generating new business and fostering future relationships. With his leadership, Navigate Power has experienced sustainable growth over the last four years.

Brian has over a decade of experience in small business and private ventures. He started his career on the Chicago Stock Exchange as a specialist making the market for over 50 NYSE listed stocks. He was a successful proprietary trader for 9 years trading multiple markets, including energy and commodities, but focused primarily on the yield curve. This experience created a natural segue to his role prior to Navigate, as Director of Sales at Best Energy.

Graduating Summa Cum Laude, Brian received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Purdue University. He also holds an MBA from Saint Xavier University.