Unreasonable Fellows
Curtis VanWalleghem
Co-Founder, CEO & Board Member at Hydrostor
Curtis is an Unreasonable Fellow. Curtis has participated in 2 programs, including Unreasonable Impact World Forum 2019.
Curtis VanWalleghem is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hydrostor, an energy storage technology and development company of utility-scale projects using a proprietary Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) system. Mr. VanWalleghem has led the company through technology development and into commercial operations, with more than 25 MWh of projects in operation/construction, and a multi-GW pipeline in North America, Australia and Chile. Previously, Curtis was a Senior Manager in Deloitte's Corporate Strategy Consulting Practice where he advised and consulted for some of the top energy companies globally. He has also held positions at nuclear/wind generator Bruce Power and wind developer Environmental Electric Company. He has experience working in more than 10 countries, including time volunteering in India. Curtis was a varsity hockey player while earning an Industrial Engineering degree and MBA from the University of Toronto.