Leadership Team

ROBERT NOBLE AIA, LEED™ AP

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Robert Noble is an accomplished architect, environmental designer, industrial designer and environmental technology entrepreneur. Mr. Noble and his work have won numerous awards, including awards from Popular Science Magazine (Best of What’s New, 2003), Entrepreneur Magazine (Innovator of the Year, Environmental Category, 1993), National Public Radio (E-chievement Environmental Award), the Urban Land Institute (San Diego Smart Growth Award, Innovation Category) and The American Institute of Architects – San Diego Chapter (Energy Efficiency Award). Prior to founding Envision Solar, Mr. Noble was the CEO of Tucker Sadler Architects of San Diego. He received his undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of California – Berkeley, and his Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Mr. Noble also completed graduate work at Cambridge University and Harvard Business School.

HOWARD SMITH, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Howard Smith has over 20+ years experience in executive management as a CFO, investment banking, financial advisory and management consulting. Mr. Smith has served as CFO of GT Solar International (NASDAQ:SOLR), Borrego Solar, Aprisma Management Technologies, HoustonStreet.com and Copyright Clearance Center. Prior to that, he served as a Director in the investment banking and corporate finance practices of Fleet Corporate Finance and Price Waterhouse Coopers. Mr. Smith holds a BA in Economics and Government from the College of William and Mary, a Master of Public Administration from George Washington University, and a MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

JOHN DRIVER

Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

John Driver has over 20 years experience in the business-to-business high-tech industry. Mr. Driver’s entrepreneurial experience includes being a co-founder of a multi-media software start-up, a co-founder of a management consulting firm specializing in marketing, and a member of the marketing leadership for a software company which subsequently went public. His Fortune 1000 experience includes creating and executing partner strategies at Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard. Mr. Driver holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.