Olin Kealoha Lagon is a Native Hawaiian serial social entrepreneur and technologist who co‑founded Shifted Energy and now serves as its chief technology officer, building a virtual‑power‑plant platform launched in 2016 to give renters and low‑income households a stake in Hawaiʻi’s 100 % renewable‑energy future.(shiftedenergy.com, Hawaii Business Magazine) He holds more than a dozen patents and earlier pioneered online crowdfunding with ChipIn, civic engagement with Kanu Hawai‘i, and STEM access with the nonprofit Purple Maiʻa.(THE ORG, Greater Good Radio) Lagon’s equitable‑innovation ethos has been recognized by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and AWS’s Clean Energy Accelerator, as Shifted Energy’s machine‑learning controls now manage devices in eight U.S. states, Canada, and Australia.(USPTO, shiftedenergy.com) On weekends he tends traditional kalo (taro) patches and mentors youth, ensuring cultural stewardship remains central to his technological pursuits.(shiftedenergy.com)