Ryan Dougherty
Ryan Dougherty has served as GEO’s President since July 2021. He has extensive experience in public policy and governance and most recently served as GEO’s Chief Operating Officer. Before joining GEO, he served as Deputy Director of the Illinois Healthcare and Human Services Framework, a multi-agency state technology initiative. Prior to that position, Dougherty served as Senior Policy Advisor at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. He has worked in a number of other positions within state government, including as a budget analyst in the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget and as a legislative liaison to the Governor of Illinois.
Contact Ryan at Ryan@GeoExchange.Org.
Jeremiah Strode
Jeremiah Strode is the Director of Cooperative Engagement for the Geothermal Exchange Organization. He is responsible for GeoExchange’s collaboration with the rural electric cooperative industry, helping America’s 850+ co-ops better serve their member-owners through the promotion and adoption of geothermal heat pump technology.
Prior to joining GeoExchange, Jeremiah was a member service advisor at a Rural Electric Cooperative in Missouri, a role that provided him with extensive experience with geothermal heat pumps and home energy efficiency. Those 12 years at a co-op combined with a background in residential and commercial construction, and a brief time spent in the solar industry, has given Jeremiah decades of experience helping guide people towards better energy efficiency and sustainability.
Jeremiah Strode at jeremiah@geoexchange.org