Energy technology veteran joins to advance product innovation across Ascend’s forecasting, valuation, and optimization solutions driving the energy transition

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ascend Analytics (“Ascend”), the leading provider of market intelligence and analytics solutions for the power industry, today announced the appointment of Matthew Boyda as Chief Product Officer. Boyda will lead the product and analyst teams advancing the forecasting, valuation, and bid optimization solutions that leading market participants rely on to trade, develop, procure, and finance power assets.

Boyda brings more than 20 years of experience in energy technology, building forecasting and analytics products for the people who trade and develop power. He co-founded Energytics, which was acquired by Genscape, and subsequently joined Wood Mackenzie through the Genscape acquisition, spending 16 years across those businesses. Most recently, as Senior Vice President, Power & Renewables, he led both product and industry research and grew the business into a large global operation serving the world’s leading energy trading houses. His work also expanded into hyperscale data center operators, supporting large-load power procurement and grid interconnection, areas he will increasingly focus on at Ascend.

“Matthew has spent his career building the products that Utilities, Developers, IPP’s and traders trust to run their businesses,” said Matt Tormollen, Chief Executive Officer of Ascend Analytics. “He knows this market from the inside, including the large-load and interconnection questions our customers are working through right now. With Matthew leading product, we will move faster in turning Ascend’s analytical depth into increasingly powerful tools that give customers an edge.”

“Across more than two decades in this industry, I have never seen power markets move this fast. AI and data centers are driving demand growth we have not seen in decades, with volatility that conventional forecasting was never built to capture,” said Matthew Boyda, Chief Product Officer of Ascend Analytics. “Ascend built its nodal, sub-hourly forecasting and dispatch simulation for exactly these conditions. That foundation underpins more than $50 billion in project financing assessments, and it is why I am so excited to build products at Ascend that help our customers make better decisions every day.”

Boyda’s appointment follows the recent addition of Keith Davies as Chief Technology Officer and continues Ascend’s investment in the leadership team behind its products and platforms. The company now serves more than 250 utility, financier, developer, and independent power producer customers, and continues to expand its offerings and geographic coverage in a transforming power industry facing accelerating load growth, increasing renewables, electrification, and rising market complexity.

About Ascend Analytics

Ascend Analytics is the leading provider of market intelligence and analytics solutions for the power industry. The company’s offerings enable decision makers in power supply, procurement, and investment markets to plan, operate, monetize, and manage risk for renewable energy and storage assets. From real-time to 30-year horizons, their forecasts and insights are at the foundation of over $50 billion in project financing assessments. Ascend provides energy market stakeholders with the clarity and confidence to successfully navigate the rapidly shifting energy landscape.

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