Experience

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  The travis group

  Jun 1989 - Jun 1995

  Vice president

  Led project development, finance, and legal affairs for an electric power and natural gas developer. Closed $20 million project financing for federal PPP cogeneration project.

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  Madge networks

  Jun 1996 - Mar 1997

  Treasury and legal associate

  Led refinancing of $40 million international credit facilities with BofA.

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  Chase securities

  Jun 1997 - Aug 1997

  Summer associate - m&a
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  Hakman & co.

  Dec 1997 - Jun 1998

  Associate

  Worked on M&A assignments for merchant bank specializing in transportation.

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  Rader reinfrank & co., llc

  Sept 1998 - Oct 2003

  Vice president

  Helped establish $100 million venture capital and private equity fund. Initiated some of the firm’s best investments, including Trillium Digital Systems, a communications software provider that was sold to Intel for $300 million, and Multex Systems, an online investment research distribution platform, that had a successful IPO. Managed the firm's investment in TelePacific Communications and served as interim CFO, closing $210 million of financing from GE Capital and Investcorp.

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  Clarity partners, l.p.

  Sept 2000 - Oct 2003

  General partner

  Top performing partner of $814 million media/communications fund. Initiated and led the acquisition of PrimeCo Personal Communications (cellular company serving Chicago MSA with 237 towers) from Verizon Wireless for $435 million and sold it to US Cellular for over $600 million. Helped negotiate the $1 billion spinout of OpNext from Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. with co-investor Marubeni Corporation. Created the firm's investment in ImpreMedia, which became the nation's largest Spanish language newspaper company. Show less

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  Impremedia

  Nov 2003 - Jun 2007

  Founder, cfo and evp corp dev

  Created the largest Spanish language newspaper company in the United States as founder. Negotiated and closed seven acquisitions including the nation's largest Spanish language newspaper, La Opinion of Los Angeles, and the nation's oldest Spanish language newspaper, El Diario/La Prensa of New York.

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  Fox meadow capital partners, llc

  Jul 2007 - now

  Managing general partner

  Run private equity and infrastructure investment and advisory firm targeting control and non-control equity investments of $100-500 million in renewables, utilities, energy, power generation and transmission, midstream, ports and terminals, transportation, water, wastewater, waste, media, cellular towers, communications, healthcare and other sectors. Originated over $2 billion of proprietary, non-auction joint investment opportunities and about $1 billion of advisory projects to date.

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  Cornell university, johnson graduate school of management

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2019

  Lecturer of private equity, adjunct faculty

  Taught NBA 6780, Advanced Private Equity at Johnson Graduate School of Management 2010-2019. Previously taught OR&IE 5912, Introduction to Private Equity for College of Engineering CFEM Program (Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan) 2008.

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  Cornell university, cornell program in infrastructure policy & praxis center for venture development

  Jan 2014 - now

  Advisory council member
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  Triphammer ventures

  Feb 2018 - now

  Investment committee member, founder and former managing partner

  Managed venture capital co-investment funds with ~$50 million of AUM as part of $500 million family of funds. Raised money from accredited investors and completed ~40 investments alongside top-tier VC firms including A16z, Bessemer, Accel, Madrona, Sutter Hill and Kleiner Perkins. Roughly doubled Fund 1 invested capital over ~2.5 year period through 3 IPOs, 2 sales and 2 secondary offers with no wipeouts or down rounds. Responsible for fundraising, investor relations, and deal sourcing and execution. Key investments included Better Mortgage, Lacework, and Accolade. Show less

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  Nexwell

  Feb 2021 - now

  Senior advisor

  Senior Advisor and previously Partner and Chief Strategy Officer of private decarbonization investment platform that acquires, owns and operates renewable energy investments in the U.S. and Europe. Responsible for M&A, fundraising and investor relations. Current investments include utility scale solar, rooftop solar, CCUS and DAC. Led sale of 619MW Spanish solar PV portfolio to China Three Gorges.