Dr. Denis Phares

There was a time where Denis Phares dreamed of pursuing a career in music.
Luckily for everyone at Dragonfly Energy, Phares made the “smart” choice and pursued science and technology instead. Phares first earned a BS in Physics from Villanova University and then went on to obtain his Ph.D. in Engineering from Caltech before settling into academia.
As a tenured faculty member of the Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Southern California, Phares began working extensively on renewable energy technologies. He eventually left academia to follow his dream of making an innovative impact in energy storage – an area that had virtually stagnated the advancement of widespread renewable energy adoption.
He began working on an MBA from University of Nevada, Reno with the end-goal of starting a business developing battery technology. During this time Phares serendipitously met Sean Nichols, and the pair began building batteries out of their garage. There, Dragonfly Energy was born.
As Chief Executive Officer of Dragonfly Energy, Phares leads the company’s innovation and research, and is focused on building the company’s solid foundation of technology. His mission is to see Dragonfly’s technology reach beyond mobile and recreational off-grid applications and revolutionize how we power our stationary homes and businesses.
And he can still shred on guitar.