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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 Energy Ventures (https://cleanenergyventures.com/)

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 for an innovative solar procurement program for public and non-profit entities; advised public companies, private equity, and real estate investors on solar investments; and advised national energy laboratories on tax equity financing structures and modeling.

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 investments in utility-scale solar projects and portfolios of commercial and residential solar projects. Advised the bank on sector conditions, identified prospective co-investors, prepared syndication term sheets.

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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 criteria, identified developer partners, created project pipeline, engaged key fund advisers, and marketed the fund to potential fund investors.

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 Series B equity round. Managed internal corporate finance duties, including first external audits, 409a valuations, stock option program, annual budgets, tax filings, vendor leases, and Board financial reports.

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. Committed over $70 million in debt financing for wind and other clean energy 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 consortia of bilateral and international financial institutions, commercial banks, and international investors for power plants in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Kenya. Facilitated financing efforts for projects in Vietnam, Guyana, and other emerging markets.

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 a ten person finance team assisting U.S. investments in post-Soviet Union countries. Managed over $500 million in loan commitments for multiple telecommunications, oil, mining, and financial services projects. Devised innovative loan products to address gaps in Russian capital markets, including working capital, leasing and corporate finance hybrid facilities. Structured complex projects; negotiated loan documentation; managed loan portfolio. Taught financial modeling and project financing techniques to Russian government officials. Previously led OPIC's debt financing activities in Argentina, Belize, and multiple other countries.

M.A. In Law & Diplomacy, International Business

Certificate In French Language Studies

B.A., Government