Philip Gladek is a self-taught engineer with a background in business strategy. In 2012, he came to the Netherlands to help his sister start Metabolic, a consulting and venture building company that applies systems-thinking to tackle global sustainability challenges. In 2015, Philip founded Spectral, a leading smart energy technology company focused on accelerating the sustainable energy transition, where he is currently CEO / CTO. Over the past eight years, Philip has led Spectral's team to develop and scale up cutting edge solutions for integration of battery storage systems, renewable energy assets, and other sources of flexibility to enable the deployment of virtual power plants and smart grids.