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Inexhaustible
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12 January 2027

Amid unprecedented growth in electricity demand and the rapid buildout of digital infrastructure, energy has become a strategic imperative. A visionary entrepreneur and energy industry pioneer, Michael Polsky has spent the last half-century at the forefront of the innovation, technology, and market shifts that define the energy landscape.
With only $500 in cash, four suitcases, and a few words of English, Polsky immigrated to the US from Soviet Ukraine in 1976. Over the next 25 years, he built two successful energy companies before founding Invenergy in 2001. Since then, the company has grown into North America’s largest independent energy developer, owner, and operator. Polsky has navigated all forms of politicization and uncertainty to achieve singular scale in the industry, having developed more than 230 projects, including some of the most complex energy infrastructure in the world.
Reflecting on his remarkable journey, Polsky draws on his experience across nearly every energy technology to provide a firsthand account of the profound transformation underway. Inexhaustible is a story of deep determination and relentless effort, presenting a pragmatic vision for the future of American energy—and what it will take for us to achieve true energy independence.
Michael Polsky is an entrepreneur, business leader, and energy industry pioneer who arrived in the US as a refugee from Soviet Ukraine in 1976 with just $500 to his name. An engineer by training, Polsky founded his third company, Invenergy, in 2001, which today is the world’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of energy solutions. Driven by Polsky’s pragmatic and results-focused vision as its CEO, Invenergy has become synonymous with growth and innovation. He has received widespread recognition for his humanitarian and philanthropic contributions, including the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Polsky also established the World Resources Institute Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition and the Polsky Energy Transition Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago, where he serves on the Board of Trustees, with a $100 million gift in 2025. He lives in Chicago, IL.