# Professor Tensie Whelan comments on Elon Musk’s strategy for developing a broad range of consumer sustainability solutions

1 Faculty News October 28, 2016 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tesla-solar-roof_us_5814025ae4b0390e69d07c6e) -- "'The allure that this guy has for sparking the imagination of people, he does bring a certain panache to this for sure,' [Tensie Whelan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan), director of New York University’s Stern Center for Sustainable Business, told HuffPost ahead of the announcement. 'How he thinks in systems is really interesting ― connecting the roof, the battery and the car. That broader, fully integrated solution is a smart way to go.'"

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