Jay Lurie Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Boulder, Colorado, Us

I lead Odyssey's engagement with banks, funds, and DFIs that utilize our fintech platform to scale-up investment in distributed renewable energy. I also play a lead role in capital raising for new investment vehicles and new market development, including expansion to Latin America. About Odyssey: Odyssey’s mission is to radically accelerate capital deployment into distributed energy to get more projects built, faster. Odyssey brings together solar companies and financiers through a technology platform to streamline solar financing through every phase of the process, from origination and due diligence to credit underwriting, procurement, portfolio tracking, and asset management, reporting & compliance.For financiers, Odyssey increases velocity and reduces the cost of financing solar.For solar companies, Odyssey streamlines access to capital across the capital stack, from long-term financing accessed through the platform to short-term credit embedded in Odyssey’s procurement platform to alleviate working capital constraints for EPCs and developers.Odyssey is backed by Union Square Ventures, Equal Ventures, Transition Global, Twelve Below, Abstract Ventures, Founder Collective, and MCJ Collective.

Advising at company formation / pre-seed stage: go-to market, business plan, fundraising, customer contracting / negotiationsAtrium Energy is an energy services software platform that slashes energy & water bills and emissions for commercial properties through innovative building solutions implemented and financed by partner providers on our platform. Building transformations that Atrium orchestrates include energy & water efficiency, electrification, onsite generation, and onsite energy storage, and Atrium shares the financial benefits with its customers.

Expert advisor for boutique renewable energy finance consultancySolve REA helps companies better understand the cleantech sector, working with investors to evaluate opportunities, and solution providers to craft their finance-driven offerings. Our expertise — at the intersection of clean technology, business strategy, and finance — gives us the capacity to identify the biggest opportunities, and solve the biggest problems in cleantech. We thus draw on years of relevant experience in the trenches to provide both insight and action to organizations entering, operating or expanding in this space.

Angel investor in various companies across climatetech, fintech, robotics, and sustainable food systems. Examples include: Standard Bots, Basis Climate, Treehouse, Tyba, BumblerootHave served as a short-term advisor to various companies re: structuring, capital formation, and new market entry, including: -Strategic insight and analysis for rooftop solar roll-out for US nationwide affordable housing developer-Project finance insights for two energy efficiency technology start-ups incubated by international energy, heating, and cooling conglomerates-Product, sales, and strategic value-add to renewable energy-focused fintech platform

-Served as a full-time volunteer on organic farms in the Valparaíso and O'Higgins regions of Chile-Developed understanding of sustainable food practices including Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) through hands-on work sowing seeds, harvesting, weeding, and packing produce

Washington, Dc, Us

Executive team member and founding investment lead of $130 million District-funded specialty finance institution set up to develop innovative project finance solutions for distributed renewable energy, building efficiency, stormwater resilience, urban transportation, and other resiliency projects catalyzing private investment to achieve financial and non-financial (sustainability, employment, and social benefit) targets.-Led first 6 transactions and originated 20 transactions post-Board approval, totaling $95 million in potential investment-Designed novel underwriting and risk assessment approach for each sector and stage of financing, comprehensive investment due diligence and approval processes, and tailored term sheets and investment structures-Hired, trained, and managed investment team-Convened regular dialogue between local and federal government, nonprofits, financial institutions, and private developers to create new markets for climate-resilient investment in the DC area-Developed five-year business plan detailing sources and uses of capital to reach financial sustainability

Washington, Dc, Us

-Equity and debt financing for power, transport, water/waste, and municipal projects in LatAm (incl Brazil). Led landmark urban transport financing for the City of Bogota-Led asset management for IFC minority shareholding in Lima Airport Partners-Origination of new project/company minority equity opportunities in Latin America

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

-New business, execution and portfolio responsibilities debt/equity in Latin America, Eastern Europe / Central Asia-Sector coverage: power generation (conventional / renewable), transmission/distribution-Led analysis of IFC experience financing merchant power to frame strategy for future deployment of capital

Washington, Dc, Us

-Private and public equity holding company and project level investment, project development, fund investment, project finance-Led structuring and mezzanine financing of Summit Power International (Bangladesh-->Singapore)-Sector focus: power, water, transport, and logistics-Deal experience in China, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pacific Islands

Washington, Dc, Us

Project development, structuring and implementation of infrastructure Public-Private Partnership transactions for national and sub-national government clients in South Asia. Agri sector working group: led business development in South Asia and Africa for grain storage silo and irrigation PPP projects.-Partnerships Award for grain storage silo PPP in Punjab, India-Greenfield port PPP in Kerala, India-Urban transport PPP in Bhutan

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Evaluated principal investment opportunities and provided corporate finance advisory in aviation, logistics, and transport sectors in the US and India; member of acquisition team for $1bn Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Fund in India.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Researched and analyzed capital structure of 25 Microfinance Institutions in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Zurich, Ch

Structured and executed corporate bond, preferred stock, hybrid and hedging transactions valued at more than $3 billion, advising C-level executives in the construction, real estate and transport sectors.

Zurich, Ch

Traded firm's risk capital and provided institutional investor market facilitation.

M.A., International Economics, International Development

Bba With High Distinction, Accounting And Finance

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