Leonardo Intelisano

Leonardo Intelisano is a Venture Intern at Freshwater Advisors, where he leverages his technical expertise to identify and evaluate emerging opportunities in the clean technology sector. During his tenure at Freshwater, Leonardo contributed to the inaugural AWS Clean Energy Accelerator, evaluating and ranking growth-stage cleantech startups by analyzing their technical capabilities, market positioning, and scalability potential.

Leonardo’s technical background includes serving as Lead Firmware Engineer for the University of Michigan Solar Car Team, where he was selected as one of 21 team members to race in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. Currently, he leads a team working with ROTC cadets to build an immersive training simulation, managing technical projects from concept to deployment.

Leonardo is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a major in Computer Science at the University of Michigan, with an expected graduation date of May 2027. He has focused his projects on embedded systems, full-stack development, and systems programming.