Energy consultant Lisa Frantzis is evolving her position at Guidehouse to take on leadership of the company’s business for renewables, hydrogen and eMobility services.

In her new role at Guidehouse’s Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure arm, Frantzis will leverage her over four decades of experience tackling decarbonization pathways, new technologies, regulatory shifts and market strategies, the company said Wednesday.

Jan Vrins, head of the ES&I segment at Guidehouse, said that Frantzis brings to the table, “vast experience in clean energy policy, technology development, and implementation.” 

“[Frantzis] further enhances Guidehouse’s capabilities and experience helping our clients navigate the energy transition,” Vrins continued.

Frantzis has contributed in some capacity at Guidehouse for the last 20 years. Her career includes work assisting companies select renewable and clean energy integration options and partnering with international governments to identify energy programs. In addition, she has collaborated with energy manufacturers to help develop business plans.

Her most recent full-time role was as senior managing director of Advanced Energy Economy, where she presided over the utility business model and was tasked with growing market outreach for reformed energy sources like renewables, electric vehicles, fuel cells and more.

In December 2021, Frantzis was appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee. She has also been an ambassador for the Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Initiative for seven years and board member of the Northeast Clean Energy Council for 11 years.

Frantzis observed that the energy market is moving toward a cross-pollinating relationship between government, utilities and commercial entities.

“Innovation is transforming the sector quickly and Guidehouse is at the forefront of helping clients navigate the opportunities and challenges that come along with these changes,” Frantzis shared, adding she is excited to be a part of the team.

Experienced healthcare regulation executive Kelly Hoover Thompson has joined LexisNexis Risk Solutions as government health team lead.

The public sector-facing health services company said Tuesday that Thompson will foster relationships with federal, state and local government officials, expand her team and enhance interoperability in the new role.

Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ government business and three-time Wash100 Award winner, commented that Thompson brings deep policy knowledge and an understanding of “government’s role in data sharing” to her new position, which will allow the company to “leverage key relationships between the public and private sector.”

Thompson has occupied several senior-level legislative and healthcare jobs in the Pennsylvania state government leading health and human services agencies, including serving as deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania department of health.

She was chief executive officer of the start-up Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative and is a member of the board of scientific counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2020, Thompson was recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare. Additionally, she is a frequent public speaker on interoperability and health policy and serves on the National Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Technical Committee and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Patient Safety Committee.

At LexisNexis, Thompson will also be expected to align the healthcare vertical with international corporate goals as well as administer business development and revenue pipeline to the public sector in support of the company’s data, linking and analytics strategies.

“I’m excited about the opportunity,” Thompson shared. “It gives me a new way to impact our healthcare industry and the much-needed work across our nation.”

CentralSquare Technologies has announced the addition of three new members, Dara Brenner, Weston Helms and Janet Haugen, to its executive team.

Brenner will assume the role of chief product officer, Helms will be vice president of corporate development and Janet Haugen will become an independent member of the board of directors, the government technology company said Tuesday.

“As the business grows, we are making critical investments to improve public safety, streamline public administration processes, and fuel innovation for governments and communities across the nation,” said CentralSquare CEO Dave Zolet.

Zolet, who is a four-time recipient of the Wash100 Award also cited the new team members’ “extensive and specialized expertise in product leadership, growth strategy and investment strategy.”

Brenner will leverage her 25-year history in human relations, recruitment and business, during which he led teams dealing with modernization and technology efforts. She was head of human capital management and HR/talent and products at Ultimate Software and EQUIFAX and most recently served as vice president at UKG.

Brenner said she anticipates collaborating with the CentralSquare team, building customer satisfaction and “advanc[ing] SaaS solutions that improve governments’ citizen services.”

Prior to joining CentralSquare, Helms claimed $20 billion in transactions for over 25 different global information technology, professional services and technology deals in his jobs helming corporate development for Computer Sciences Corporation and CSRA. In his last position, he was vice president and lead of transaction advisories at Wolf Den Associates.

At CentralSquare, Helms will be expected to expand the company’s revenue efforts through mergers and acquisitions, partnering with other executives and organizations as well as investments.

Haugen comes to the CentralSquare board as an experienced board of directors and audit committee member of Bentley Systems and Juniper Networks. She also spent 20 years at Unisys where she held positions such as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

The new appointments follow CentralSquare’s hire of Amir Siddiqi as chief customer officer in October 2021.