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Chicago, IL, US

Unleashing latent value in rapidly changing commercial, regulatory & physical climate across the energy & environmental, financial and real estate sectors. - Partnering with climate tech / energy transition venture capital firms and startups on commercial, regulatory, and energy ecosystem matters - Serving on advisory board of Blackcurrant, an AI and.

Denver, Colorado, US

Overseeing diversified investment firm and developer with assets spanning renewable & traditional energy, real estate, technology, finance and cannabis. - Overseeing diverse businesses including real estate, renewable & traditional energy, finance, & tech. - Providing strategic counsel to the executive team on strategy, policy, and financial strategies..

Houston, TX, US

Served as inaugural COO / CFO to build commercial infrastructure for sustainability / regenerative agriculture tech firm focussed on sustainability, carbon offsetting & Scope 3 emission reduction. - Structured business and operating model to scale sales and profitability, overhauling the go-to-market strategy to maximize market resonance and capital.

Austin, Texas, US

Served as inaugural CFO and de-facto Chief Commercial Officer at political data & technology startup, delivered 485% YOY growth at a 29% EBITDA margin.- Instituted financial, strategic and corporate discipline to achieve 485% revenue growth to $12M TTM Revenue (exceeding plan by 82%) and net profit of $3.5M ($3.6M above planned annual loss) and adding $30M.

Denver, CO, US

Restructured one of America's first cannabis firms, resulting in 100% YOY growth, industry accolades and licensing agreements across North America [- Managed sales & marketing, product development, distribution, supply chain & manufacturing, including transition to contract manufacturing.- Managed regulatory relations, tax matters, and legal issues and.

Bee Cave, Texas, US

Led acquisition due diligence & standardizing operating processes of the governance, risk and compliance software firm, resulting in 100% YOY revenue growth, early synergy realization and a successful exit to a private equity buyer- Led due diligence on acquisitions scaling footprint to 3 new continents while avoiding customer attrition and maintaining.

- Led all aspects of investment portfolio, including deal sourcing, negotiation & asset management.- Originated transactions and raised funds for asset-backed lending facility focused on the residential real estate sector through partnerships with other family offices & investors.- Led government & public affairs including coalition-building with community.

Washington, DC, US

- Led joint Department of Energy (DOE) / Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) initiative to boost access to capital for exporters of American-made clean energy technologies.

Washington, DC, US

Led 100-person federal effort to deploy $700M in stimulus funds for clean energy financing, leading to creation of secondary financial markets & ~50% reduction in renewable project cost of capital and increase American energy competitiveness- Developed advanced and renewable energy financing strategies in partnership with the private sector focussed on.

Providing management consulting services to energy firms around M&A, grid management and clean energy strategies- Managed M&A target screening, valuation and due diligence process in the energy industry and created methodology to determine financial, strategic, operational, and cultural alignment of potential firms, resulting in multi-billion-dollar.

Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

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Mba

Bba, Finance