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Talks with Verdonck Partners

Richard Weihe on how Rosemawr’s background in municipal finance and long-term credit allows them to offer innovative and flexible capital to developers. Rich joined Rosemawr after more than a decade at Karbone and experiences at several firms including RNK Capital and AIG.

Rich attended Kellogg at Northwestern, Ohio State, and Denison University.

Andy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates (CEA), talks about how having a global perspective and great mentors are key to a successful career energy transition.

After Northwestern University and Harvard Business School and experience with Trina Solar, Dell Technologies and Intel Corporation, Andy founded Clean Energy Associates in Asia and has since expanded around the globe.

JP Boudrias (Aequatis)

Expect the unexpected! Jean-Pierre Boudrias on how careers can take you places you never thought of, and that can be a good thing.

JP recent left Goldman Sachs to found #hydrogen start-up Aequatis with with co-founder Ross Warner. Aequatis is focused on using hydrogen to green the grid.

JP was previously North American Head of Project Finance at Goldman Sachs and held positions at Credit Suisse, CIBC and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. He is a graduate of Ivey Business School at Western University and HEC Montréal.

Antoon van Coillie (Zulu Associates)

Rocking the boat: Belgian shipping entrepreneur Antoon Van Coillie on why New York City's waterways are perfect for the autonomous zero emissions ships that ZULU Associates is developing.

Antoon was a real estate developer before tacking to shipping when he launched Blue Line Logistics, a European inland shipping innovator.

Antoon started his career at a predecessor of BNP Paribas Fortis at and UBS. He holds degrees from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Drilling dry holes in energy transition: my friend David Riester explains why oil & gas investors are very well placed to fund energy transition, especially project development.

Dave, together with Joe Song, recently launched Segue Sustainable Infrastructure with the backing of NGP Energy Technology Partners III.

Previously, he co-founded Lacuna Sustainable Investments and held roles at Cypress Creek Renewables, GSSG Solar, LLC and SunEdison. He started his career at Cambridge Associates

Kedrick Brown (Commodity Trader and Product Designer)

My friend Kedrick Brown on creativity in commodity trading and product design. Kedrick has a long career in financial and commodity trading, and is now adding VR product design to his career portfolio.

Kedrick started his career at Citi and Morgan Stanley. He has degrees from The Wharton School and Rutgers University and will be starting a design program at Harvard University.

Matt Kondratowicz (Orion Energy Partners)

Beyond barrels and megawatt hours: my friend Matthew Kondratowicz speaks about how we are just at the very beginning of a broader resource transition that is much more than EVs and renewables.

Matt heads the Investment Performance & Optimization Group at Orion Energy Partners. Prior to that he invested in energy at CSL Capital, and a joint venture between Deutsche Bank and Masdar.

David Golden (Standard Bots)

The fox in the greenhouse: my friend David Golden, co-founder of indoor farming company Bowery Farming and robotics pioneer Standard Bots, on why knowing a little bit about a lot can help you throughout your whole career.

David is a 3x founder, having also co-founded LeapPay. He and his teams have been backed by leading investors including GV, GGV Capital, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, Lerer Hippeau and Temasek.

Robyn Beavers (Blueprint Power)

Innovator and entrepreneur Robyn Beavers, the CEO and founder of Blueprint Power, speaks about turning buildings into flexible power plants, helping decarbonize the grid and providing low-carbon capacity.

Prior to founding Blueprint, Robyn worked with several leading companies including Google, NRG, Vestas and Lennar.

Carl Williams (Equinor)

My friend Carl A. Williams, who leads US Energy Storage for Equinor, explains how oil & gas companies can leverage their deep expertise in managing large projects to drive energy transition.

Prior to joining Equinor, Carl held leadership positions at Shell, Exelon and Entergy.

Ben Baker (Greenbacker Capital)

My friend Ben Baker on why taking your medicine and building a power project are key to getting ahead in the energy business. Ben also shares his view on new business models emerging in the energy and power space.

Ben Baker is a Managing Director at Greenbacker.  Ben has a long career in power with prior roles at DRS, GE, Hudson Clean Energy, Safari and Dexia. 

Nick Minekime (Altus Power)

Investor and developer, Nick Minekime (Altus Power) shares his views on why general investing experience combined with actually developing, owning and operating a solar project makes for a powerful background to help build and lead a solar and clean electricity company.

Nick has a deep background in solar, cleantech and investing. He started his career at Morgan Stanley and later held senior roles at Capricorn Investment Group (where he was an early Tesla investor) and True Green Capital Management LLC.

Marek Wolek (Fluence)

Verdonck Partners speaks with Marek Wolek, VP of Strategy and Partnerships at Fluence, a leading storage technology company owned by Siemens and AES, about about innovation in storage, and some his advice to his 23-year old self!

Brian Asparro (CarbonQuest)

My friend Brian Asparro, co-founder of CarbonQuest and Green Charge Networks, on starting multiple successful companies in the energy space, why we may and up with a generator in our pocket, and why curious generalists will thrive in a world where technology changes ever more rapidly.

Rohit Ogra (Snapper Creek and AP Solar)

Can long term power prices go to zero? My friend Rohit Ogra, co-founder of Snapper Creek and AP Solar Holdings, LLC, knows power markets as well as anyone and shares his views. Rohit also offers sage advice to his 23 year old self and details his career to date.

Jacob Susman (Entrepreneur and Impact Investor)

Entrepreneur and investor Jacob Susman shares his experience as a cleantech founder and impact entrepreneur.

After Wharton and Goldman Sachs, Jacob founded OwnEnergy, a pioneering wind developer which is now part of EDF Renewables. He is currently focused on impact investing.

Jacob has served the industry and the community through leadership at the American Clean Power Association, American Council on Renewable Energy, and numerous other organizations.

His advice to his 23-year-old self is to stay humble, innovate, and always lend a helping hand. Anyone who knows Jacob, knows he embodies all of this.