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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Tucson, Az, Us

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Conceived and incubated Erthos Capital, a captive project investment group to develop, finance, own and operate projects utilizing Erthos products & services. •identified and curated $250 million in third-party sponsor equity, tax-equity, and construction/perm debt sources needed to develop and construct first project portfolio•created NTP project acquisition framework and curated project pipeline of over 500 MW

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Evaluated new product and service opportunities enabled by Erthos's technologies. •created group and hired initial team (2) to refine product and identify market opportunities •engaged in market research and potential partner discussions around first potential product offering•launched insurance-backed system warranty product creation to backstop Erthos warranties

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Supported CEO and CCO in business development efforts including corporate capital raising efforts. •Evaluated international partnership opportunities across three continents•Developed business plan, financial model, and collateral materials to support corporate capital raise•Co-presented company growth plans, alongside CEO and CCO, to strategic and financial investorsBased on this work, promoted to Executive Vice President and tapped to create Energy Projects group

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Hired to pursue international market opportunities for Erthos's innovative mounting hardware.•created prioritization framework for evaluation of new market opportunities •researched potential markets to assess opportunity attractiveness and MVP resource requirements•evaluated potential in-country partners Role expanded 10/22 to include domestic Business Development and broader strategic initiatives.

Created Ecodaptive to accelerate development of distributed clean infrastructure portfolios. Ecodaptive developed the award-winning SunRAYS Program, which broadens the addressable market for rooftop solar through an innovative lease-based finance offering. •Awarded grant funding from InnnovateMass program to expand addressable rooftop solar project markets •Established company and created partnership with project originator and EPC•Negotiated and closed project acquisition agreement for up to $300 million with top-tier institutional investorEcodaptive was acquired by The Boston Solar Company in June, 2022.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Founder and Managing Director of NextPower Capital (nextpowercapital.com), a clean energy infrastructure investment bank specializing in: •structuring tax-equity and debt transactions for renewable energy and storage projects •conducting M&A sell-side processes for renewable energy projects and portfolios •raising early to mid-stage capital for development platformsMandates included:•Top Tier Investment Bank: Structuring & closing $100M tax-equity fund for C&I solar projects•Leading Utility: Structuring & closing $80M tax-equity fund for ownership of C&I solar projects•Global Infrastructure Fund: Structuring & closing $100M+ tax-equity facility for C&I solar projects •European IPP: Supported US market entry by structuring & closing $90M for community solar projects Ben attained Series 7, 63, and 79 securities licenses (inactive).

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Identifying and executing on residential and commercial solar opportunities for SolarCity outside the US.

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Built project finance capabilities enabling scale from 15 MW/year (2009) to over 900 MW/year (2015) •Member of executive committee and direct report of CEO (pre-IPO) •Responsible for building and managing institutional tax-equity relationships. •Closed over 40 project finance funds ($5B+) with top-tier US commercial and investment banks and leading corporates •Grew investment team from 3 to 15 professionals and built transaction infrastructure required for scale •Responsible for building analytics and processes used to set PPA pricing and forecast cashflow •Developed working capital facilities and supported CFO on corporate finance strategy •Team successfully completed industry's first residential solar asset-backed securitization (S&P BBB+, 2014) •Developed "SolarStrong" military housing program anchored by $350M Bank of America loan facility

Austin, Us

Responsible for building and managing the company’s project finance, corporate finance, and legal groups. Key areas of focus included developing network of relationships with project finance and tax equity providers, creating financial reporting systems, and overseeing financial control functions.•Project Finance: Developed strong financing relationships with global project debt, tax equity, and cash equity providers. Built top-tier deal execution team from Babcock & Brown, Morgan Stanley, and SunPower. Set capital-raising strategy and managed execution of $2+ billion project capital raise •Corporate Finance: Responsible for developing and managing control systems for high-growth company. Built systems to forecast consolidated cashflow, profitability, and valuation for 100+ SPE portfolio. Consolidated monthly forecasts & sensitivities; provided recommendations to executives and board •Corporate Development: Member of executive team active in scaling company from start-up to market leader. Interim General Counsel; recruited world-class legal team for corporate governance and transaction support. Responsible for strategic procurement; built and maintained global supply relationships

Richmond, California, Us

Structured Finance & Business Development. Responsible for developing and financing commercial and utility-scale SunPower solar PV projects. •Project Finance: Structured and closed $250m in tax equity & debt for distributed utility-scale PV portfolios •Project Development: Supported development of over 400MW of US & Canadian projects• •Strategic Initiatives: Lead development of performance guarantee product and LCE forecasting tools

•Developing New Businesses: Creating new businesses utilizing TIAX technologies and serving growth markets. Successfully launching new business focused on analytics for pollution reduction for transportation sector.•Identifying Opportunities: Uncovering new energy & transportation technology development opportunities Understanding Markets: Focusing on technology & regulatory for power & transportation markets.

SELCO was engaged in solar electrification projects in India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Company was responsible for over 100,000 distributed solar installations. As CEO of parent holding company I managed subsidiary companies, raised parent & subsidiary financing and built reporting and forecasting systems needed to manage growth. To control costs, we relocated global HQ and transitioned management to India.

Reston, Virginia, Us

•Developing Power Projects. Assisted in development of $3 billion, 3,000 MW western US electric power facility. Responsible for economic analysis and feasibility assessment; assisted in PPA negotiations.•Developed Advisory Services Business. Assisted in development of an advisory-services practice for infrastructure asset acquisition groups, leveraging Bechtel physical & financial engineering strengths.

Zurich, Ch

•Assisted in Development of Energy Technology Practice. Worked to establish CSFB Energy Technology practice within top-rated investment banking, research, and capital markets groups.•Advised on Fuel Cell Merger. Assisted client in merger negotiation with leading fuel-cell company. Market capitalization of merged company at time projected to be more than of $10 billion.

Mba, Business

Ba, Ba, Physics & Economics (Hon)

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