Jim Wolf Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

• Advise corporations and investors in analyzing and developing economic decarbonization projects. Focus technologies include carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), direct air capture (DAC), and blue hydrogen.
• Focus on US economic drivers—Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits, carbon offsets (VCM), CBAM avoidance, higher product realizations and local tax credits.
• Experience with IRA compliance, Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship (PWA) requirements, direct pay and transfer of tax credits, tax equity partnerships, tax credit insurance.

Houston, Texas Area

• Personal vehicle for strategic consulting and personal investment.
• Investment activities primarily focused on midstream oil and gas.
• Strategic consulting clients included: venture stage 4-D micro-seismic imaging company; Texas-based family office with significant non-operated interests in Permian Basin; oil and gas producer seeking water-handling.
• Partner in development of financial product allowing that provides US foundations and endowments to invest in U.S.-based midstream oil and gas assets without suffering negative consequences of Unrelated Business Income.

Houston, Texas, United States

Mentor to early- to mid-stage clean energy startups in Accellerator Class 2 and 3.

Houston, Texas

• CEO and Director of world’s leading premium, built-for-purpose, industrial hand PPE (personal protective equipment) company with sales in 65 countries. Upstream oil and gas—core segment served.
• Sold Company to world’s largest hand PPE player in January 2019; generated top-decile return for Global Energy Capital, Ringers’ private equity sponsor.
• Solidified Company’s leadership in US upstream; diversified into midstream, refining, petrochemical and LNG verticals; diversified geographically with international sales accounting for 40% of revenue at time of sale.
• Increased operating margins during downturn of upstream markets; sales exceeded $1 million/employee.
• Upgraded company’s manufacturing and logistics platform; developed e-commerce presence; introduced award-winning advertising campaign; defended industry-leading intellectual property.

Houston, TX

• President of AIG’s only owned and operated energy business. Converted coal into synthetic fuel qualifying for Section 29/45A tax credit.
• Led business from zero revenue to $400 million pre-tax equivalent earnings per year—a “S&P 50” company on a standalone basis; generated approximately $2 billion in Section 29/45 tax credits for AIG and its.
• Led all aspects of operations and risk management; served as sole interface between AIG-FP and host sites, operators, vendors and advisors.

Wilton, CT

• Started and managed structured credit business, pioneering the hedging of individual credit exposures via credit derivatives.
• Led AIG-FP’s participation in writing credit portfolio insurance in form of credit default swaps; oversaw $10 billion portfolio that performed without a loss or mark-to-market collateral call.

New York, NY

• Private Capital Markets. Originated, structured, priced and placed approximately $2 billion of privately-placed debt to institutional investors; energy focus.
• Corporate finance advisory. Advised investment banking clients on capital structure, debt ratings and capital markets access matters. Advised global oil and gas clients on capital structure, financing and debt ratings.

Houston, Texas

• Experience across all operating segments and finance functions.
• Exxon USA Downstream analyst. Analyzed segment performance and actual vs. forecast variances for senior management. Performed competitor analysis.
• Consistently rated in top 10% of peer group.

Professional Education, Clean Energy Solutions: Technological Change To Meet Emissions Targets

Mba, Finance

Bs, Finance

Graduation with High Honors.