Darren Hammell is President and CEO of Princeton Power Systems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of technology and software for energy storage, microgrid operations and electric vehicle charging. Darren graduated Cum Laude from Princeton University with a B.S.E. in Computer Science.

Darren took home top honors in the Princeton University Business Plan Contest and co-founded Princeton Power Systems in 2001. Since then, he has gone on to receive many other honors including winning the NJTC Early State Company of the Year Award and induction into the NJTC Technology Hall of Fame. He has been recognized by Star Ledger newspaper as one of “Four Unsung Heroes You Should Know”, by Red Herring magazine as “Young Moguls”, one of “30 Under 30” nationwide business leaders, and by NJBIZ as one of “Forty Under 40” business leaders in the State of New Jersey. Darren is a member of the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Clean Energy/Clean Technology Industry Workforce Advisory Council and a Founding Trustee of the non-profit New Jersey Solar Industry Manufacturer’s Association. As well, Darren joined the Einstein’s Alley Board of Directors in 2012 and the New Jersey Technology Council Board of Directors the same year.

Having secured private and public funding of over $30M, Darren has established an experienced and diverse Board of Directors, and developed and sold products in three distinct market areas – energy storage, microgrid operations and electric vehicle charging.

Darren is a frequent guest lecturer at Princeton University, and a panelist and keynote contributor on energy, the environment, and entrepreneurship at speaking events nationwide.