Chris Ihler
Chief Operating Officer
Chris Ihler serves as Chief Operating Officer of Polaris Energy Pathways, where he is responsible for transforming the company's ERCOT battery storage portfolio into operating infrastructure.
Our Team
Leadership
An executive team combining energy engineering, infrastructure execution, structured finance and legal discipline to build Polaris into a long-term owner and operator of ERCOT battery storage assets.
Chief Executive
Todd Wiley
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Todd Wiley is an energy executive, petroleum engineer and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience spanning energy development, engineering, capital allocation and renewable energy infrastructure.
As Founder and CEO, he leads Polaris's strategy to acquire and advance late-stage ERCOT battery storage projects into financeable, long-term infrastructure assets — overseeing platform strategy, capital formation, investment underwriting and project acquisition decisions.
- 25+ Years
- Energy Industry Experience
- $750M+
- Upstream Development Managed & Influenced
- $180M
- Development Program Responsibility
Figures reflect Todd's prior career experience and are not Polaris portfolio results.
Executive Leadership
Ross Hardin
Chief Financial Officer
Ross Hardin serves as Chief Financial Officer of Polaris Energy Pathways, where he leads capital strategy, project finance and financial operations for the company's utility-scale battery energy storage portfolio in ERCOT.
Joseph (Joe) Wiley
President & Chief Development Officer
Joseph Wiley serves as President and Chief Development Officer of Polaris Energy Pathways, helping direct the company's utility-scale battery energy storage development portfolio.
Legal & Finance
John W. Bates
Head of Project Finance
John Bates brings more than 50 years of experience in real estate, land transactions, commercial financing relationships and business development to Polaris Energy Pathways.
Dwight B. Williams
General Counsel
Dwight B. Williams brings decades of experience in corporate law, international business transactions, commercial agreements and business advisory services.