Marcelino Alvarez

CEO | Photon Marine

Marcelino is the Chief Executive Officer of Photon Marine, a Portland-based startup that is developing high-powered, electric outboard motor systems for commercial marine fleets. Photon exists for the benefit of the world’s most fragile marine ecosystems and for those whose livelihoods and sustenance depend on them. Prior to Photon, Marcelino served as Chief Product Officer at Fresh Consulting, which acquired Uncorked Studios, a product design firm that he co-founded in 2010 and served as CEO. He sits on the Board of the Freshwater Trust and on the Board of Commissioners for Prosper Portland.

Marcelino enjoys chatting about baseball, public policy, urban mobility, and sustainable systems. His dream project that brings all these together involves getting the Miami Marlins to relocate to Portland to reside in an eco-friendly waterfront stadium with a kayak pool in right field. He and his wife Margaret have three children — Caleb, Lucia, and Mateo, as well as a dog named Luke.