Experience

ClearGen LLC

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Chairman

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Executive Chairman of ClearGen LLC, a sustainable infrastructure platform that provides low-cost clean energy to consumers and businesses through ownership and operation of a wide array of long-term, contracted assets in partnership with developers, energy services companies, equipment manufacturers and utilities



US Solar Fund

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Non Executive Member of the Board

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom London Stock Exchange traded investment trust focussing on US Utility scale solar investments.



Solar Energy Industries Association

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Board Member of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) from 2013 to 2020 and then again since December 2021 as well as serving as the Chair of the SEIA State Policy Committee from 2016 to 2020.



PosiGen

• United States
• Solar Electric Power Generation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Nov 2021 - Jul 2023

  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Oversee all financial responsibilities at the company, including raising capital, accounting, policy and regulatory work as well as markets and products.



Grand Avenue Capital LLC

• President

  • Oct 2020 - Nov 2021

  New York City Metropolitan Area Sustainability and renewable energy advisory work.



Vivint Solar

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Commercial Officer, EVP and Head of Capital Markets

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2020

  Greater New York City Area Part of select team of executives that built Vivint Solar into the second largest developer and installer of residential solar in the U.S. and took the company public in 2014. In 7 years at VSLR, company grew installed solar MWs at a CAGR of 45%, expanded markets from 5 to 22 states, grew the employee base from 800 to over 4,000, raised $7.4bn to finance 1.5GWs of residential solar for approximately 200,000 American homeowners and then sold the business to Sunrun for $3.2bn.



Santander Bank, N.A.

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director - Head of Energy, Corporate and Investment Banking

  • May 2012 - Oct 2013

  New York, NY Managing team responsible for all the bank’s activities with US Energy clients across the Energy Sector from well-head to wall socket, including Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), Utilities (gas and electric), Independent Power Producers (conventional and renewables) and specialized Energy Funds.



First Solar

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Project Finance

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

  New York, NY Head of Project Finance for the Americas: responsible for the debt financing and equity sales processes of First Solar’s utility scale solar projects globally. Financed and closed the sale of projects totaling over 1.6GW-AC of capacity with a total value in excess of $8 billion across 6 transactions, including significant projects such as Desert Sunlight, Topaz, Agua Caliente, and Antelope Valley Solar Ranch.



Iberdrola Australia

• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of US M&A

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2010

  Responsible for leading the effort to sell Infigen Energy's 1,557MW US wind business.



AIG

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2009

  Wilton, Connecticut, United States Energy Group at Financial Products: Joined AIG to build energy business and allocate capital to principal investment in energy and infrastructure sector. Started the renewable Tax Equity business and originated tax equity mandates for wind and geothermal projects totaling over $1 billion.



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2002 - Sep 2004

  Stamford, Connecticut, United States Senior origination professional responsible for sourcing and closing investments in domestic energy sector.



Deutsche Bank Securities

• Director

  • Jun 1991 - Mar 2002

  Greater New York City Area Power Project Finance: Extensive experience in the analysis, structuring and negotiation of power project financings in both the bank and capital markets. Responsible for managing project finance client relationships and originating and executing power project business in North and South America.