Jon Carson
Founder and Managing PartnerJon grew up on a 5th generation dairy farm in Western Wisconsin, where he developed a life-long love of the outdoors. He worked as a land surveyor and at his local rural electric cooperative while earning his civil engineering degree at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
At Trajectory, Jon’s passion for rural America and clean energy come together in the work to bring the benefits of solar energy to communities across the Midwest. As Managing Partner, Jon leads our Illinois market strategy.
Before founding Trajectory, Jon had a career in renewable energy that ranged from Chief of Staff at the White House Council on Environmental Quality to Senior Director of Solar Ambassadors at SolarCity. He also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, working to build clean drinking water systems for rural villages.