Kiazi Malonga, Ma
About Kiazi Malonga, Ma
Kiazi Malonga is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Aurora Solar and the Founder and CEO of Pelisa Energy, with extensive experience in program management and sustainable energy solutions.
Title
Kiazi Malonga holds the position of Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Aurora Solar in San Francisco, California. Concurrently, he serves as the Founder, CEO, and Program Manager at Pelisa Energy in Oakland, California.
Education and Expertise
Kiazi Malonga obtained a Master of Arts (MA) in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development from the United Nations University For Peace in 2008. He also completed a Master of Arts (MA) in International Affairs at American University between 2006 and 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Relations from Stanford University, earned in 2004. Additionally, Kiazi has expertise in ESG Reporting Frameworks, including GRI, UNGP, CDP, SASB, and GHG Protocol, along with experience in ESG Ratings and Rankings like Just 100 and Sustainalytics.
Professional Background
Kiazi Malonga has a diverse professional background. At Pacific Gas and Electric Company, he worked as a Sr. Customer Outreach Specialist for the Community Pipeline Safety Initiative from 2014 to 2017, as a Program Manager for Third Party Programs from 2010 to 2013, and as an Associate Project Manager for Customer Energy Efficiency from 2009 to 2010. He also served as a Project Developer (Intern) at Direct Action Response Team (DART) in 2007. Earlier in his career, he was a Research Assistant for Stanford University's Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environment and Resources from 2005 to 2006 and a Public Speaking Instructor from 2003 to 2006.
Nonprofit Leadership
Kiazi Malonga founded Pelisa Energy, a nonprofit organization that has installed over 200 solar energy systems in hospitals, schools, and households in urban and rural areas of the Republic of Congo since 2017. The organization focuses on delivering sustainable energy solutions while minimizing social and environmental impacts. Kiazi's role includes program management, public affairs, and governmental relations.
Skills and Languages
Kiazi Malonga possesses a wide range of skills, including Program Management, Community Affairs and Outreach, Governmental Relations, Public Affairs, Partnership Building, Data Collection, Data Analytics, Project Management, Team Leadership, Public Speaking, Communications, Employee Engagement, and Training/Workshops. Additionally, he speaks three languages fluently and has proficiency in two additional languages. He also plays the Ngoma, a traditional Congolese drum.