Finance and strategy executive with 15 years of experience in M&A, deal structuring, raising capital, and growing businesses in the energy transition and technology sectors. Highly commercial CFO and finance leader focused on scaling and growing businesses in the energy transition. Currently leading M&A and finance in the European smart grid space at Cuculus, a SaaS and services business in Germany. Built an industry-first $150 million structured fund to invest in carbon removal projects with Bain Capital. Previously completed over $65 billion in M&A, capital raising, and restructuring in the power, renewables, and utility industries while a banker at Lazard. Worked with senior leaders at Macquarie and ECOHZ to expand decarbonization services in the European market. Negotiated over $4 billion of complex commercial transactions in the aerospace and defense sector at Raytheon Technologies.Served as the lead author of Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy, Storage, and Hydrogen (LCOE). Extensive experience in green hydrogen and green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), decarbonizing maritime, aviation and industrial operations, Energy as a Service, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and energy transition software and services. Citizen of the US, UK, and Germany. Based in Berlin and authorized to work across Europe.