COWLES Gabriel

Gabriel Cowles is CEO of Urban Electric Power (UEP), a Pearl River, NY-based manufacturer of zinc-manganese dioxide battery energy storage systems. He brings nearly twenty years of experience across clean energy technology commercialization, large-scale program development, capital raising, and international business — including management of a complex joint venture with Godrej & Boyce and strategic partnerships with European battery material suppliers. Prior to UEP, Gabe built BuildSmartNY at the New York Power Authority and developed Con Edison’s Small Business Direct Install program at Willdan Energy Solutions, one of the largest utility energy efficiency programs in the country. He serves on the board of UEP, Sheetak, a deep-tech thermoelectrics company, on the organizing committee of the International Zinc and Aqueous Batteries Workshop, among other events, and as a long-term mentor and recurring speaker in Columbia University’s MPA-ESP program. A City & State New York 40 Under 40 honoree, Gabe holds an MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA from the University of Vermont.