Brett Perlman

Senior Advisor

We are pleased to welcome Brett Perlman at Saoradh Enterprise Partners (SEP) as a Senior Advisor. Brett is currently an Impact Fellow in Residence at Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative for the 2025–2026 academic year, where he is continuing his focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies as well the commercialization of new energy technologies.

Brett’s multifaceted career spans management consulting, senior government leadership, and nonprofit executive roles. From 2017 to 2024, he served as CEO of the Center for Houston’s Future (CHF), and in 2025, he focused on managing the Center’s climate and energy program. At CHF, Brett led major initiatives tackling Houston’s toughest challenges, including the creation of the HyVelocity Hub, which secured a record $1.2 billion U.S. Department of Energy grant, and the formation of a coalition of more than 35 companies collaborating to build the foundation for the Gulf Coast’s clean hydrogen ecosystem.

Previously, Brett was appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush as Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, where he led the state’s landmark electricity restructuring. His consulting experience includes work with McKinsey & Company as well as his own firm, advising senior executives and private equity firms on clean energy and utility transformation.

He has also served as an independent board director for public and private equity-backed companies, co-founded the Surge Accelerator—an early-stage energy technology program—and advised numerous clean tech companies, including EnerNOC, Nest, and most recently, Quino Energy, a long duration energy storage start-up.

At SEP, Brett plans to continue to  work with companies, NGOs, and policymakers to strengthen and expand the Gulf Coast’s regional clean hydrogen ecosystem.