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Framingham, MA, US

Cambridge, MA, US

CEVG is an angel investment group that invests in and mentors early-stage, highly disruptive climatetech & cleantech companies working to mitigate climate change and achieve attractive financial returns. CEVG's primary focus is North America. CEVG angels invest in start-ups both independently and co-invest alongside our sister institutional investor, Clean.

Boston, MA, US

Framingham, Massachusetts, US

Financial advisory firm helping investors, developers, and policy-makers understand and structure financing for distributed and utility-scale renewable power projects. Closed equity financing for multiple distributed commercial solar projects and utility-scale wind projects; advised towns and companies on solar purchase contracts; helped select developers.

Cedar Energy Investors (“Cedar”) operates distributed commercial solar photovoltaic systems for small-to-midsized commercial and institutional entities in New England. The projects are owned by investment funds established and managed by Cedar.

Carreden is a market leader in structuring, marketing, and closing tax credit equity investments with institutional investors. It has raised over $8 billion in low-income housing and renewable energy tax credit equity since 1995. Carreden is a financial advisor and exclusive placement agent for a large U.S. bank syndicating renewable energy tax credit.

US

Global Energy Investors was a start-up fund manager that sought to mobilize private equity, family office, and institutional capital for a renewable power infrastructure fund. GEI targeted medium-scale distributed solar and wind projects generating power for utilities and on-site commercial users. Led development of the fund's sector focus and credit.

Boston, MA, US

Clean-tech renewable energy start-up funded by leading venture capital firms that combined proprietary gasification technology with ordinary waste streams to generate clean, sustainable, low-cost synthesis gas for multiple industrial applications. As company's first finance professional, led closings of $3 million in venture debt financing and $20 million.

San Diego, CA, US

Wind & solar project developer. Appointed as company's first project finance executive after company's acquisition by Electricite de France. Led closings of equity and debt financing for multiple utility-scale wind power projects, including first U.S. utility-scale wind project financed by both tax equity and commercial lenders.

Lender for wind and other clean power projects in the United States; former financial services subsidiary of ABB, a global leader in power technologies (www.abb.com). Recruited to lead company's financing for renewable power generation projects. Wrote company's business plan for providing project financing for small to medium-scale wind power projects..

Helsinki, Southern Finland, FI

Senior project finance manager for the power project development arm of Wartsila (www.wartsila.com), a Finnish-based international engine manufacturer. Arranged equity and debt financing for utility-scale power generation projects developed by Wartsila in emerging markets. Closed or secured commitments of over $330 million in equity and debt financing from.

Washington, DC, US

DFC (previously OPIC) is the U.S. Government’s development finance institution; it provides financing, loan guarantees, and political risk insurance supporting private investment in emerging markets. Managed project financing for power, oil & gas production, mining, telecommunications, and financial services investments in emerging markets. Created and led.

M.A. In Law & Diplomacy, International Business

Certificate In French Language Studies

B.A., Government