Rob McMonagle has been in the solar industry since 1979 when he founded one of Canada's first solar companies, Prometheus Energy.  Rob was the Executive Director of the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) from 2002-2006.  In 2007 Rob was hired by the City of Toronto to develop the City’s Sustainable Energy Plan and was responsible for many of Toronto’s renewable energy initiatives such as the Toronto Solar Neighbourhoods Initiative and the Renewable Energy Bylaw. He is currently a senior advisor with the City’s Economic Development & Culture division where he is the lead in the development of the green industry sector in the city.

 Rob has served on the board on numerous renewable energy organizations and committees at the local, national and international level.

 Rob received the Solar Leader Award in 2007 from CanSIA for his pioneering work in founding and growing the solar industry in Canada and the Urban Power Leader award from the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association in 2010.