About Us

Heron Power develops power electronics purpose-built for the 21st-century grid, helping the electricity sector grow faster and more affordably with scalable, reliable and software-integrated infrastructure.

Heron’s team combines expertise in power electronics, software, and high-volume manufacturing.

Drew Baglino

CEO

Drew Baglino is founder and CEO of Heron Power. Prior to Heron, Drew was a key executive at Tesla. He grew from an individual electrical engineer in 2006 to Powertrain Architect for the groundbreaking 2012 Model S. In 2014, he formed Tesla’s energy engineering organization, later launching and ramping multiple iterations of Powerwall, Powerpack, and Megapack. In 2018, Drew took on Tesla's motor, battery, and power electronics engineering organizations and became one of Tesla’s three named corporate officers.

From 2019-2024, as SVP of Powertrain and Energy, Drew led development of Tesla’s 4680 battery cell, dry-electrode process, and the buildout of a clean-sheet 50 GWh battery factory and materials refineries in Texas. During the same period, Drew also led Tesla’s global charging and energy businesses, including efforts to build and ramp Tesla's first Megafactory, open the Supercharging network to all electric vehicles, and propel both business units to profitability and more than $10B in combined annual revenue.