Stefano Ratti
Stefano Ratti is the Founder and CEO of Chaberton Energy. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Maryland, Chaberton Energy is a public benefit corporation focused on the development of distributed generation, community solar, and energy storage projects. Chaberton made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for the last three years and is recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Mid‑Atlantic region.
Stefano brings more than 20 years of experience in the development of energy infrastructure projects, management, and professional services. Throughout his career, Stefano has helped companies reach their growth aspirations and led the development of numerous clean energy infrastructure projects. Prior to founding Chaberton, Stefano developed projects for third-party owners, including the origination and development of more than 100 MW of distributed solar energy projects in the mid-Atlantic. Stefano also built and led a greenfield development team at Enviva, a leader in the production and logistics of solid biofuels, and led, from conception to financing and construction, the development of projects representing nearly one billion dollars of invested capital. Prior to working at Enviva and Chaberton, Stefano held executive positions at AREVA, was a project leader at the Boston Consulting Group, and also worked at General Electric (Power Systems), Navigant Consulting, and the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering at the University of Maryland.
Stefano received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, magna cum laude, in Mechanical and Energy Systems Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan and has completed executive education programs at Duke University, Babcock University, and Harvard Business School.
Stefano previously served on the Board of Directors for the Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association (CHESSA) and is an active member in his community, serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Avalon and Brookewood Schools, and as a founding board member of The Institute for the Useful Arts, a vocational school.
