Leila shares how she went from building robots at MIT and NASA to questioning the very nature of the machines we use for solar plants—and how that led her to found Sunfolding.
Leila Madrone builds breakthrough energy technologies at the intersection of mechanics, electronics, and software. She received both her bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT with a focus on robotics and mechatronics. Her early career included automation for the genomics industry and the commercialization of NASA robotics hardware. As Sunfolding’s CTO, she drives overall company technical excellence and develops impactful solutions for the future grid.

