Tomás de’Medici | Principal

Over the past decade I have worked in sustainability, community organizing, branding, philanthropy, and early stage solar project development. My work focuses on bringing the aspirational into reality - be that working with a non-profit to start a culinary workforce development women’s program within the Cook County Correctional Facility; playing a leading role in securing the first Low-Income Community Solar REC in ComEd territory in the Illinois Solar for All Program in Rockford, IL; or helping a greywater hauling company execute a new green sales model for a successful restructuring. I started TdM Emerald Corp. to provide advising services for private and public sector entities seeking to integrate climate and racial equity into their sustainable projects. With our team, we are able to provide comprehensive services in Sustainable Project Consulting, Philanthropic Advising, and Sustainable Branding.

My CV

Tomás de’Medici is an expert in the realms of clean energy project development, environmental and climate justice, centering racial equity in philanthropy, and sustainable branding. He has worked with Trajectory Energy Partners; Organizing for America as an Obama 2012 campaign field organizer in Florida; and founded The Chicago Sustainability Series, a multi-media initiative to explore the intersections of inclusion, representation, and equity in the environmental space.

He was an Advisory Member of the Turnstone Development C40 Reinventing Cities Competition task force, as well as a Environment, Climate and Energy Pillar Member of the City of Chicago’s We Will Chicago initiative.

While with Trajectory he played a leading role in securing the first Low-Income Community Solar REC awarded in ComEd territory as part of the Illinois Solar for All Program for Rockford Solar, as well as raising over $150,000 for the development of a 100 kWh behind the meter system at The Piney Woods School in Rankin, MS as part of a Department of Energy Sunshot Grant. In his solar work, in urban and rural communities, he worked with governments, non-profits, community actors, and led an environmental justice community self-designation process. Moreover, he provided state policy recommendations through the Illinois Solar for All Working Group.

He served as The Chicago Community Trust’s Young Leaders Fund (YLF) Co-Chair from 2018-2020, and during that time YLF deployed $128,205 to 31 Chicago based, or focused, non-profits within the focus areas of Arts & Culture, Child Development & Education, and Community & Economic Development.  In addition, he Chaired the Environmental Law & Policy Center’s Next Generation Advisory Board from 2017-2020.

He brings organizing expertise, especially in communities of color and qualified communities. While working with EConsult Solutions, Inc, he conducted field outreach in Chicago with local non-profits as part of the MacArthur funded study, T.R.E.N.D., to identify food deserts resulting in the building of the Bronzeville Mariano's. While a Field Organizer in Florida during the Obama 2012 campaign, he organized in Miami and Jacksonville.

He completed the Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellowship program as part of the inaugural Chicago cohort, and serves on the Selection Committee. A Trinity College graduate, he focused on Sino-Latin relations and Mandarin Chinese.

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