Strategy and finance leader and strategic advisor to companies, governments, and international organizations with multidisciplinary experience as a strategy consultant, transaction advisor, investment banker, and corporate finance specialist. Lead complex engagements globally across the power & utilities; renewables; oil & gas; critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, REEs, etc.); and industrials and manufacturing sectors. Advise private and public sector clients to develop and execute strategic transactions and growth initiatives, with a focus on supporting the decarbonization of industries and the global transition to clean energy. Cole has advised companies, U.S. and foreign government clients, and international organizations on over $20 billion of M&A, energy, and infrastructure transactions. Cole has experience advising on and executing small- and large-scale transactions (i.e., mergers & acquisitions strategy and deal execution, project development & financing, procurements, and tenders) in domestic and international markets; developing and implementing business & institutional strategies to drive growth and improve profitability/mission delivery effectiveness (including diagnostic, articulation, action planning, and execution & monitoring); and leading and supporting organizational corporate finance, budgeting, and financial planning functions.
Listed skills include Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, and 26 others.