60+ YEARS OF COMBINED INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTING EXPERIENCE
In its decade of existence, Greenbacker’s main goal has been to pair investors with investment opportunities in the renewables and energy infrastructure sectors. Our 60+ years of combined infrastructure investment experience and $20+ billion in combined transactions across our investment team has positioned us as a market leader in the sustainable infrastructure arena.
OUR TEAM
Ben is the Managing Director of Greenbacker Development Opportunities Fund, leading the origination and execution of Greenbacker’s development capital and private equity investments. He brings deep experience across the renewable energy industry, having held positions in both development (Delaware River Solar, Safari Energy) and private equity (Hudson Clean Energy, GE EFS). Ben began his career in power and utilities investment banking and holds both a BA and MBA from Columbia University.
BEN BAKER
MANAGING DIRECTOR, GDEV
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JOSH BEESON
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
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COREY BRENNAN
SALES ASSOCIATE
Rob co-chairs the Board of Directors and focuses on the strategic development of the Firm. He joined the firm in 2017 and prior to this, was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Guggenheim Partner’s Real Estate Finance Group where he built a national commercial mortgage loan origination and asset management business responsible for nearly $10 billion of client investment portfolios. He was a principal investor in and Co-Founder of Pillar Financial, a full-service real estate platform (sold to SunTrust in 2016). Rob also served as the Global Head of Credit Suisse’s Real Estate Finance and Securitization Group and previously worked at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. He began his career in 1983 in the investment banking division of E.F. Hutton. Rob earned his B.A. from UVM and his M.B.A from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
ROBERT BRENNAN
BOARD CO-CHAIR
Richard leads finance and operations at the firm, serving as its Chief Compliance Officer. He joined the company in 2013, prior to which he was President and Chief Executive Officer of P3 Global Management, a firm focused on municipal infrastructure assets. He also served as President of Macquarie Capital Investment Management, where he was responsible for administration, operations, finance, compliance, marketing, and business operations for portfolios domiciled in North America, Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Before that, Richard was President of Refco Alternative Investments and Refco Fund Holdings, the commodity pool business associated with Refco. Richard graduated from Duke University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
RICHARD BUTT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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PAOLA CADAU
SENIOR ASSET MANAGER
NATALLIA CAMARGO
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
VP, TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING
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PAUL DEL MAR
DIRECTOR, SPECIAL PROJECTS
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JEFF DENOVAN
VP, CONSTRUCTION
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DREW DODGE
VP, OPERATIONS
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MIKE DUDUM
INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATE
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JACQUELINE FEDIDA
INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATE
DAVID FOSS
VP, FINANCIAL REPORTING
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BEN FOSS-MICHAELIS
MANAGER, PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING
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JONLYN FREEMAN
VP, MARKETING
DOUG GOWSKI
VP, SALES
ELY GREENBERG
PRINCIPAL, GREENBACKER LABS
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GREG GREENMAN
VP, OPERATIONS
BEN HALLORAN
MANAGER, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
TORI HEATH
SENIOR MANAGER, STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
CALLIE HULL
MANAGER, TREASURY SERVICES
JULIANNE HULL
COUNSEL & DEPUTY CCO
Ron co-chairs the Board of Directors, assists in fundraising and drives strategic growth and development of the firm. He joined the company in 2016 and prior to this, was a Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners where he ran the Fixed Income Division and worked on asset-backed securities, mortgage backed securities, commercial real estate, corporate credit, high-yield credit, leveraged loans, investment-grade loans, municipal bonds and public finance as well as structured finance origination and distribution. Ron was also a Managing Director at First Albany where he managed fixed income sales and trading. Prior to this, he was a Principal at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette where he managed the proprietary origination business. Ron graduated with a Bachelors in Economics from St. Francis College.
RON IERVOLINO
BOARD CO-CHAIR
MICHAEL LANDENBERGER
EVP, CONTROLLER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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NICK LASKOVSKI
SENIOR MANAGER, WIND OPERATIONS
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GREG LEBORGNE
SENIOR ASSET MANAGER
SAMANTHA LEHRER
SENIOR MANAGER, FINANCIAL REPORTING
BETH MADORE
VP, CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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DONAL MAHONEY
INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATE
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MARCUS MARCUSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR
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KARLA MARTINEZ
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Spencer is the EVP of Structured Finance at the firm and is involved in tax equity and debt financing supporting asset acquisitions. He joined the company in 2011, before which he was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group at Deerfield Capital Management. While there, he performed in depth due diligence and financial analyses, negotiated loan documentation, and monitored over 20 private middle-market first lien, second lien, mezzanine, and one-stop senior secured debt investments. Spencer began his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch after graduating magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a BS in Economics and a concentration in Finance and Marketing.
SPENCER MASH
EVP, STRUCTURED FINANCE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mehul leads all of the firm’s origination and deal execution, while also overseeing the analysis, structuring, and negotiation of all acquisitions. Before joining the company in 2016, he was an Associate on the Global Renewable Power team at BlackRock, where he structured and executed investments in the North American renewables space. He has also worked in Equity Research at UBS. While there, he covered alternative energy and semiconductor capital equipment companies, worked with the COO of Recurrent Energy on construction and operations of solar assets, and helped analyze deals for bidding and executing Power Purchase Agreements. Prior to that, Mehul began his career as a power and natural gas options trader at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mehul graduated from NYU with a BA in Mathematics and Economics and received his MBA from the Yale School of Management.
MEHUL MEHTA
EVP, INVESTING | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SARA MORRIS
MANAGER, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Matt is the firm’s Chief Operations Officer, overseeing operation and maintenance, fleet performance, and technical due diligence on transactions. He joined the firm in 2016, coming from Borrego Solar, where he served as Director of O&M. In this position, he oversaw a 500-megawatt fleet of solar power plants across 11 states, managed a national O&M team, and was responsible for the highest level of escalation in the department. Prior to that, he worked at the electrical contracting company Peck Electric, where he was instrumental in creating and running Peck’s solar photovoltaics (PV) division. While there, Matt oversaw the design, developments, construction, and maintenance of solar PV capacity totaling over 5 megawatts. Matt also has five years of experience teaching PV construction and troubleshooting to electricians in several states and is certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy.
MATT MURPHY
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Christine builds and manages Greenbacker’s relationships in the broker/dealer community. She brings deep experience in alternative investment platform management, distribution, marketing, and due diligence. Her previous positions include roles at Select Capital Corporation, LPL Financial, and First Allied Securities. Christine has a BSBA in Finance from Hawaii Pacific University and holds Series 4, 7, 24, 53, 55, 63, and 66 security licenses.
CHRISTINE NGUYEN
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NANCY O’SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
IAN PARVIN
SALES ASSOCIATE
Quinn is a Principal in Greenbacker’s private equity group, working on principal investments, fundraising and portfolio management – he joined the newly formed group in 2021. Prior to Greenbacker, he held multiple direct investing positions on both the buy side, and sell side, of the energy industry focused primarily on renewable direct investment. Before joining Greenbacker, Quinn worked at Nomura for four years where he was a founding member of the infrastructure and power finance group. During his tenure at Nomura, he led the underwriting of over $1.5bn of credit products to renewable energy assets and portfolios. Before Nomura, Quinn was in NRG’s corporate finance group, working on M&A transactions, project financings and corporate financings. Quinn graduated from Fordham University with degrees in Economics and Sustainable Business.
QUINN PASLOSKE
PRINCIPAL, GDEV
KATE PICHUGINA
MANAGER, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Bailey has been a member of the Greenbacker Investments team since 2018. In her role as Vice President of Investments, she is responsible for originating, evaluating, modeling, and performing diligence on acquisition opportunities. She manages, on average, five to 10 acquisitions at any given time, while also focusing on C&I and utility scale solar portfolios. Bailey came to Greenbacker after working as part of the Power, Energy and Renewables team at Guggenheim Partners. During her time there, she focused on selling various combined-cycle gas assets, as well as selling a few renewable energy development companies and their accompanying platforms. Bailey graduated with honors from the Emory University Goizueta Business School, earning a BBA with a concentration in Finance and International Business.
BAILEY PLUMMER
VP, INVESTMENTS
ALDEN POOLE
FINANCIAL VALUATION MANAGER
Brandon is responsible for co-managing the development and execution of all capital raising initiatives across the business. He has more than 10 years of experience in the financial services and alternative investment industry. This includes his position as a regional vice president for Strategic Capital, an open architecture wholesale distribution platform for public and private real estate investment programs, credit and lending programs, and other alternative investments, including the distribution of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company’s public program. Prior to that, he served as the National Product Manager for energy products at Realty Capital Securities, after starting his career at Morgan Stanley, where he performed various roles within the distribution of their investment management platform. Brandon earned a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University.
BRANDON PRAZNIK
EVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TOM ROBINSON
MANAGER, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
David oversees all strategic business development efforts at Greenbacker Capital. Prior to co-founding the firm in 2011, he was a senior adviser at Prospect Capital, a leading publicly traded business development company. He has been a serial entrepreneur in the financial services industry, having co-founded ESP Technologies—a leading provider of financial software and services to institutional asset managers and hedge funds—as well as two other companies, ElephantX dot com and Lafayette Capital Management. He also worked at Bear Sterns, developing trading strategies for institutional and brokerage correspondent clearing customers. David graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Political Science and received his MIA from the School of International Public Affairs at Columbia University.
DAVID SHER
CO-CEO | BOARD MEMBER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Rob works on fundraising and investor relations with the business development team at Greenbacker and is also a Member of the Executive Committee. He joined the company in 2011, prior to which he was a Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder of ESP Technologies, where he was responsible for broker/dealer operations, the trading desk, and business development. He has been an entrepreneur for many years and has led and co-founded two start-ups, ElephantX dot com and Lafayette Capital Management. Rob graduated from Rutgers University with a BA in Political Science and History and received his MIA from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
ROBERT SHER
EVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Jeff is co-Head of Business Development at Greenbacker, leading the firm’s efforts with family offices and wealth management institutions and platforms. Before joining the company in 2017, he was the Director of Institutional Sales at Strategic Capital, where he led sales efforts for a platform of alternative investment strategies to the institutional market. He has also worked as a Regional Director for Realty Capital and as a Managing Director at ImpactAssets, where he headed national fundraising efforts for an impact investing and philanthropic platform with ultra-high net worth individuals and institutions. Prior to this, Jeff held vice president positions with MainStay Investments and Fidelity Investments, working with wirehouse institutions and registered investment advisors. Jeff graduated from Babson College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts with a BSBA.
JEFF SHERIDAN
EVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AJ SNELL
SENIOR COUNSEL | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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AMY SOCHA
DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT SERVICES
MINDY ST.PIERRE
MANAGER, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Ben Tillar, CFA has been a member of the Greenbacker Investments team since 2019. In his role as Vice President of Investments, he is responsible for the execution of acquisitions, as well as tax equity and debt structuring. During his tenure at Greenbacker, Ben has acquired solar and wind projects amounting to 390 megawatts and has closed $230 million of tax equity and debt facilities. Ben came to Greenbacker after working at Invenergy, a renewable energy developer based in Chicago, where he was part of the Project Finance and Asset Management teams. During his time at Invenergy, he focused on arranging construction debt, term debt, and tax equity for Invenergy’s construction pipeline and managed approximately one gigawatt of operational wind assets. Ben graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor of Economics.
BEN TILLAR
VP, INVESTMENTS
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BRETT TOMICH
VP, SALES
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KYLE TRAVIS
SENIOR MANAGER, SOLAR OPERATIONS
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FAYE WEXLER
MANAGER, TECHNICAL DUE DILIGENCE
Charles is the CEO of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company and serves as the President and CIO of Greenbacker Capital Management. Prior to joining the company in 2011, he held various senior positions in his 24-year career with Macquarie Group, including Head of Renewables for North America. In that role, he evaluated a wide variety of renewable energy companies and projects across the US in the wind, solar, geothermal, waste-to-energy, and biomass spaces. Before moving to the US in 2007, Charles was a Director in the Financial Products Group in Australia, responsible for the development, distribution, and management of a wide variety of retail financial products. Charles graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Economics and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.
CHARLES WHEELER
CO-CEO | BOARD MEMBER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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DELLA XU
INVESTMENTS ANALYST
MANDY YANG
INVESTMENTS ANALYST
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