Tactical Partners is a consortia of experienced executives, marketing professionals, design professionals, and engineers committed to assisting individuals and organizations enter new markets while improving their Triple Bottom Line: serving People, Planet and Profit. 

Denise Rushing is passionate about creating a just and sustainable economy that works for everyone.  She has been empowering organizational and cultural transformation for over thirty years as an author, environmental engineer, business development consultant, organic grower and ecological designer.  She founded Tactical Partners to help entrepreneurs develop and grow environmentally and socially beneficial businesses.  
 
Denise Rushing's career as an innovative executive and senior management consultant spans two decades and includes a number of energy technology start-ups: eMeter corporation as Vice President of Marketing, Sage Systems as the Vice President of Business Development and CellNet Data Systems: first as Director of Sales and later as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to 1996, She held a variety of leadership positions at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in San Francisco, including Director of Energy Efficiency where she launched the Company’s award-winning energy efficiency programs, and later served as the Manager of New Product Development.

Ms. Rushing is an engineering graduate of Stanford University where she studied alternative energy and environmental science. She holds a Master's Degree in Humanities from Holy Names University and is currently serving as County Supervisor for California’s Lake County.  To learn more about Denise, visit http://www.deniserushing.net

Specialties:  business development, strategic and tactical planning, marketing and sales planning and implementation, business modeling and analysis.

The Tactical Partners consortia brings a unique and deep understanding of changing energy technology markets and trends.  Offerings include: transformational and cutting-edge market entry and program design, market entry analytical tools, fundraising support, early-stage to mid-stage executive management, custom business development and planning.