George has a thirty-year track record of leadership and innovation in energy and sustainability, with hands-on experience in management, finance, sales and marketing, operations, and engineering. He is the author of "A Guide to Energy Service Companies," published by The Fairmont Press.

George currently is the managing member of Energy & Sustainability Services LLC and serves on the board of directors of PACENow. Until recently, he was the senior vice president, Sustainability for Simon Property Group, the nation's largest Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), where he was responsibility for developing and implementing the company's sustainability strategy, including energy efficiency, waste recycling, renew able energy, tenant engagement, sustainable construction, and transparent reporting. He previously was senior vice president, Energy & Procurement and responsible for managing the procurement of over $500 million annually in energy, waste handling, and supply chain services, as well as $200 million in Net Operating Income from the delivery of energy and operation services, including electricity, water & sewer, gas, chilled media, waste handling and parking services.. Mr. Caraghiaur has been instrumental in the industry-wide recognition of Simon's sustainability practices, which resulted in back-to-back Leader in the Light Awards for eight consecutive years from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and inclusion in the CDP's Global 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for greenhouse gas reports.

Prior to joining Simon, George was a consultant to Energy Service Providers and Utility Companies, and worked in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia on energy deregulation issues. Previously, he was President of FPL Energy Services, Inc., a provider of energy performance contracting and project financing for seawater desalinization in the Caribbean, and was a senior executive with a leading building control systems and co-generation firm in Canada.

George holds a Master of Science from Penn State University, and a Bachelor of Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. George is fluent in English, French, Romanian and Spanish and he has a strong working knowledge of Italian and Portuguese.