Juha Rouvinen is an entrepreneur and investor with more than 25 years of experience founding, managing, financing and investing in start-up companies, Mr. Rouvinen focuses on renewable energy and technology companies, with operations in the United States, Scandinavia, Africa and Asia.
He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Windstrip LLC based in Minneapolis and its South Africa-based affiliate, Windstrip Africa Pty. Ltd. Windstrip invented and is commercializing an integrated hybrid power system that provides continuous power at remote locations without access to the power grid. He is currently establishing a Clean Technology Fund with a primary investment focus in Europe and North America.
Mr. Rouvinen advises clean technology investors, incubators and funds in Finland, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Mr. Rouvinen founded and managed a hospitality and health services company in Finland and a restaurant chain in Minneapolis.
Mr. Rouvinen received his bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is based in Minneapolis, Johannesburg, South Africa and Helsinki, Finland. Mr. Rouvinen is a citizen of both Finland and the United States.