Experience

Mirova SunFunder

• Kenya
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Emerging Markets Energy Transition

  • Jun 2022 - 1 year 7 months

  Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2022

  Washington DC-Baltimore Area Co-founded SunFunder and served as CEO through to it's acquisition by Mirova in June 2022. Our mission is to pioneer and scale clean energy and climate investments in emerging markets. We have built an extensive track record of solar investments in Africa and Asia, and have closed over $200 million of loans for 58 clean energy companies and projects in 23 countries, impacting over 10 million people with access to affordable clean energy.



Wells Fargo

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President, Environmental Finance Group

  • Feb 2007 - Apr 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area Supported all aspects of Wells Fargo’s multi-billion lending and investment commitment to clean energy and environmental finance opportunities, with an emphasis on building the bank’s solar energy project investment business and developing new clean energy financing products. Transaction director for several solar energy tax equity programs for Wells Fargo to invest in multiple utility- and commercial-scale solar PV projects in the U.S. Primary responsibilities include leading… Show more Supported all aspects of Wells Fargo’s multi-billion lending and investment commitment to clean energy and environmental finance opportunities, with an emphasis on building the bank’s solar energy project investment business and developing new clean energy financing products. Transaction director for several solar energy tax equity programs for Wells Fargo to invest in multiple utility- and commercial-scale solar PV projects in the U.S. Primary responsibilities include leading negotiations on transaction structure, documentation, and pricing; manage developer and project diligence; preparing internal approval memos and presenting to credit committee and management. Show less



World Resources Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Analyst, Climate and Energy Program

  • Mar 2004 - Feb 2007

  Washington D.C. Metro Area The World Resources Institute is a leading environmental economics and policy research organization. In this position I supported two WRI-led corporate workgroups focused on the development and implementation of corporate climate change and clean energy strategies, and developed GHG accounting and reporting protocols and tools that are widely used by companies and governments around the world to manage GHG emissions.



Alliance to Save Energy

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern, Policy Program

  • Sep 2003 - Jan 2004

  Washington D.C. Metro Area The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency worldwide through research, education and advocacy.