Speakers

Clift Pompée is the Vice President of Power & Emissions at Compass Datacenters.  Before assuming this role in June 2021, he was the Managing Director of Generation Technology and lead Integrated Resource Planning Modeling for Duke Energy, where he helped develop and plan the strategy to accelerate emerging generation technologies to achieve Duke Energy’s net-zero carbon emissions transition.

Clift began his career in 2001 as an associate engineer supporting steam turbines working for NextEra Energy. In 2008 Clift joined Progress Energy performing nuclear oversight at the Crystal River 3 nuclear plant. In 2012 he moved to Charlotte, NC and worked on merger integration in the Nuclear Major Projects organization. Clift has held various positions throughout his career. He has worked in power plant construction, start-up, and commissioning in the roles of engineer and power plant operator, as well as power plant maintenance supervisor. He has also been a leader in quality assurance, project controls and program management and digital product development.

Clift is originally from Haiti and moved to the US at the age of 7. He grew up in Miami, FL and graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on aerospace.