# Chris Shelton: executive, AES Corporation

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Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer and President of AES Next at [AES Corporation](/companies/aes-corporation). Leads the team developing new solutions including robotics, energy storage, and clean energy. Pioneered lithium-ion battery storage for the electric industry in 2008 and was instrumental in forming Fluence, the AES-Siemens energy storage joint venture. He is a board member of Fluence, Uplight, and 5B. Holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and completed executive certificate programs at Georgetown University and MIT. Holds several patents in battery storage, renewables integration, and EV/distributed energy resources management. Oversees the [Maximo](/models/maximo) solar robotics platform at AES.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [AES Corporation](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/aes-corporation.md) SVP, Chief Product Officer & President, AES Next (secondary-verified)

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.aes.com/about-us/our-people/our-leadership/chris-shelton
2. https://fluenceenergy.com/about/leadership/
3. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/sustainability/ai-powered-robot-amazon-solar-farms


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