Experience

SSR LLC

• United States
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Head of Utilities and Renewable Energy, SSR LLC

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  I co-lead utilities, power, and renewable energy research at SSR, an independent research firm specializing in in-depth industry analysis as a source of actionable investment ideas for both private and public equity investors. I co-lead utilities, power, and renewable energy research at SSR, an independent research firm specializing in in-depth industry analysis as a source of actionable investment ideas for both private and public equity investors.



Safari Energy, LLC

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director of Project Finance, Safari Energy

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

  Directed a team of financial analysts in the financial evaluation, risk assessment and financing of distributed solar projects for large commercial and industrial customers, REITs, and institutional investors in commercial real estate. Directed a team of financial analysts in the financial evaluation, risk assessment and financing of distributed solar projects for large commercial and industrial customers, REITs, and institutional investors in commercial real estate.



AB Bernstein

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Managing Director, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.

  • 2001 - 2016

  Senior Research Analyst, Bernstein Research, the institutional brokerage subsidiary of AllianceBernstein. Responsible for sell side equity research on the U.S. power and renewables sectors. Ranked nine times on Institutional Investor's All-American Research Team. My research has focused on the key drivers of profitability for independent power generators over the last decade. I have published Bernstein black books (long, in-depth research pieces on industry wide themes) on:• Supply and demand in regional power markets and the outlook for energy and capacity prices• The impact on generator margins of changes in the relative prices of coal and gas• The potential extent of coal to gas switching• The threat to the U.S. coal fired generating fleet from increasingly stringent EPA regulation of SO2, NOx, mercury and acid gases• The potential impact on the U.S. power industry of CO2 regulation• The threat to conventional generators from the growth of renewables• The rapid and likely unsustainable growth of distributed solar



ABB

• Azerbaijan
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President of Finance, ABB Energy Ventures

  • 1995 - 2001

  Prior to joining Bernstein, Mr. Wynne was Vice President of Finance for ABB Energy Ventures, the private equity arm of ABB Group. Responsible for making private equity investments in and arranging non-recourse construction financing for major power generation and infrastructure projects around the world. My job was to evaluate the potential return on private equity investments in power plants and energy infrastructure projects globally; assess the associated commercial, legal and political risks; put in place the contractual structures to mitigate these risks; and raise non-recourse debt financing for the construction of the projects. Major investments and project financings included the privatization and 750 MW expansion of the TermoBarranquilla gas-fired power plant in Colombia, the privatization and 700 MW expansion of the Jorf Lasfar coal-fired power station in Morocco, the 275 MW integrated gasification combined cycle plant in Ancona, Italy, and a 480 MW combined cycle gas turbine plant in Monterrey, Mexico. ABB Energy Ventures also invested in and arranged financing for the privatization of the South Australia transmission grid.



Lehman Brothers

• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers

  • 1984 - 1995

  Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers, first in the Emerging Markets Group and, subsequently, in the Utilities and Project Finance Group. Advised the Republic of Indonesia on borrowing strategy, reserves management, economic policy and the privatization of state enterprises, including the initial public offering of the long distance telecoms company PT Indosat. Advised the Republic of Venezuela on the restructuring of its external sovereign debt and the privatization of the state telecoms monopoly CANTV. Other significant transactions at Lehman Brothers included the initial public offering of the Venezuelan paper manufacturer Venalum, the initial public offering of Chilean copper fabricator MADECO, the capital markets financing of an Enron-sponsored pipeline in Colombia, and advising La Electricidad de Caracas on the project financing of a greenfield power project in Venezuela.



The Chase Manhattan Bank

• Assistant Vice President

  • 1981 - 1984

  Assistant Vice President, Chase Manhattan, Merchant Banking Group. Completed Chase Manhattan's 12 month credit training program. Transactions included arranging syndicated loan financings and corporate debt restructurings for Latin American state and private enterprises including Petrobras in Brazil, YPF in Argentina, Banco del Estado in Chile, and Industrias Unidas, Empresas Lanzagorta and Cuprum in Mexico. Assistant Vice President, Chase Manhattan, Merchant Banking Group. Completed Chase Manhattan's 12 month credit training program. Transactions included arranging syndicated loan financings and corporate debt restructurings for Latin American state and private enterprises including Petrobras in Brazil, YPF in Argentina, Banco del Estado in Chile, and Industrias Unidas, Empresas Lanzagorta and Cuprum in Mexico.