Bill Hilliard Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

Novato, California, US

• Currently developing 400MWh of battery storage projects in ISO-NE and NYISO territories aggregating multiple 2-5MW projects on the distribution grid into a utility-scale Virtual Power Plant.
• Originate and manage strategic relationships with C-Suite executives at private and publicly traded real estate firms, project finance, energy supply, hedging and technology vendors related to development.
• US subject matter expert on battery storage, revenue stacking, markets, wholesale and retail tariffs, incentives, and financial structuring.
• Originate financing facilities with developers to secure additional project pipeline.
• Source and evaluate additional investment opportunities in spaces such as utility scale community distributed generation, EV fleet and vehicle charging, mobile storage and charging depots, NY local law 97 efficiency.
• Lead a worldwide matrixed development team, working for company’s CEO, using Agile project management.

• Led financial engineering and business development for new finance offerings. Examples include: 1) an investment program financing data center, telecommunications, and edge computing infrastructure expected to deliver.
• Sourced, structured and executed venture and infrastructure investments.
• Originated and managed strategic relationships with C-Suite executives at Fortune 500 firms, infrastructure development partners & technology vendors for whom my team crafts customized finance products.
• Business development liaison working with multiple portfolio companies. Represented Generate Capital as Board Observer on corporate equity investments.
• Launched a Customer Solutions business development effort to identify new sustainable financing solutions for Generate's existing customer base (EV charging and mobility solutions, green hydrogen, microgrid, fuel cell.
• Deep expertise in both 1) green energy business models and 2) renewable energy incentive programs. Serve as in-house expert in REITs (real estate investment trusts) and real estate financing structures. Fluent in many.

Katonah, New York, US

Led convertible note investment in strategic partner Joule Assets. Represented Generate Capital as an observer at board meetings. Joule Assets is leading the energy paradigm shift in NY State by providing access to cheaper energy options and guiding municipalities and residents towards local energy independence and 100% clean energy. In Europe, Joule.

San Francisco, California, US

• Designed a two-sided FinTech marketplace implementing a new investment structure for solar financing.
• Raised $1M in project finance capital to purchase tax credits received with investments.
• Recruited by Generate to replicate and grow EcoVolt’s “pay rent” business model on a commercial scale.

• Renewable energy project finance company and seeking to become the first renewable energy REIT.

• Chief investment officer and developer of a novel home mortgage financing product built to protect both investors and consumers in a financial downturn.
• Performed financial engineering work upon which patent applications were filed.
• Raised $2 million in seed capital into the GP of a GP/LP structure to fund the launch of a mortgage REIT together with Lew Ranieri and Ranieri Partners.
• Working with Deutsche Bank as placement agent, wrote REIT's private placement memorandum intended to raise a $1 billion vehicle to own and season our new mortgage security. Unable to launch the REIT due to the mortgage.

• Founded and managed a 50-person software and cloud computing company with 68 million worldwide users.
• Raised over $33M in venture capital over 3 rounds. Sold company in 2002 to LightSurf, now part of Verisign at a profit to the venture capital firms.

• Led product management for a series of system software products sold B2B on an OEM basis.
• Launched the first notebook-installed touchscreen mouse and pen/touch computing technology.
• Managed a “high-touch” OEM sales team closing new business with early adopters in APAC region.
• Stabilized and rebuilt relationships with key partners.
• Senior Executive during IPO.

Campbell, CA, US

• Launched and built a software business unit delivering 20% of corporate revenue at IPO.
• Developed B2B sales channels in APAC region and served as Senior Executive during IPO.
• Managed a “high-touch” sales team closing new business with early adopter OEMs worldwide.
• Oversaw a 6-person program management team delivering on company promises and building trusted relationships.
• Developed and deployed the one of the first “ingredient logo” channel marketing programs This program was copied by Adobe for devices implementing its technology (“Adobe PostScript” logo) and then by Intel with its.

Sm Management (Mba)

Visiting Scholar A The Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, Finance, Real Estate And Venture Fund Management

Visiting Scholar At The Lester Center For Entrepreneurship, Focus: Private Equity, Real Estate, Investment Management

Cross-Registered While At Mit Sloan, 1) Corporate Strategy, 2) Industrial Marketing

Ba Mathematical Economics